Saturday, November 1, 2014
ADHD in Adolescence
The journal article that I read was about ADHD being associated with many psychiatric disorders in adolescence. I was really hoping that this study would say that children with ADHD have no greater chance of developing psychiatric disorders as they reach adolescence but that was not the case. They studied 4 groups of children from age 3 to 18. They passively followed groups of children with ADHD and those with out. Both groups of children had some incidents of depression, anxiety, defiant disorder, eating disorders and adjustment disorders. The children with ADHD experienced one or more of these symptoms 2 fold to that of those with out ADHD. The results may be a bit off in my opinion because as the children grew up they did not meet with the families as often. By the end of the study some of the information they received was by a form that was sent to the families to be filled out. I wonder if every family was aware of the problems their child was experiencing and if they did report them if there were problems. There was not much information on if the children were taking medication during the study. I do know from personal experience that as children with ADHD reach high school and college they are more likely to try to live with out medicine. It has been my experience that this is usually when problems arise. I hope that when my children reach this stage in their lives that they remember how being off medicine made their lives complicated and the focus that they feel while on it.
Yoshimasu, K., Barbaresi, W. J., Colligan, R. C., Voigt, R. G., Killian, J. M., Weaver, A. L., & Katusic, S. K. (2012). Childhood ADHD is strongly associated with a broad range of psychiatric disorders during adolescence: a population-based birth cohort study. Journal Of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 53(10), 1036-1043. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02567.x
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Nancy,
ReplyDeleteThe article that you read has a very interesting study linking ADHD to psychiatric disorders. You brought up a good point that family support is essential in helping a child cope with ADHD. As children transition into adulthood, it is vital that the school, family, and doctors work as collaboratively to make sure that the child succeeds. Maybe individual counseling would target the issue of college students refusing to take their medicine that you mentioned. Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like an interesting study that is much needed. I know the latest research is showing that students with high incidence disabilities are more susceptible to mental health concerns and disorders. I am glad you were able to ask some critical questions about the study, particularly in their research methods. I think you bring up a good point that the researchers would not be able to collect as rich of information from a form rather than meeting with the families. Many times, forms and surveys are used to save time and cut costs, but I think it comes at a cost of losing some important research.
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