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Anxiety and depression among college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Cross-informant,
Jason M Nelson1, Spencer W Liebel1
1a University of Georgia Regents' Center for Learning Disorders , Athens , Georgia , USA.
Objective:
This study examined symptoms of anxiety and depression among college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Participants:
Data were collected between March 2011 and March 2016 from 150 college students with ADHD and 150 college students without ADHD.
Method:
Participants with ADHD were compared to a sex- and ethnicity-matched control group. For the ADHD group, parent and self-report of anxiety and depression were also compared.
Results:
College students with ADHD self-reported significantly higher anxiety and depressive symptoms than did students without ADHD. Scores on parent-report measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly higher than scores on self-report measures. Significant sex differences were found for participants with ADHD, with females showing higher depressive and anxiety symptoms than males. Parent-reported anxiety symptoms were higher for those with inattentive type ADHD compared to combined type ADHD.
Conclusion:
The current study highlights the importance of multi-informant assessment in ADHD evaluations for college-aged adults.
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