%0 Journal Article
%T Females With ADHD Report More Severe Symptoms Than Males on the Adult ADHD Self
%A Astri J. Lundervold
%A Erlend J. Brevik
%A Jan Haavik
%A Victoria U. Vildalen
%J Journal of Attention Disorders
%@ 1557-1246
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1087054716659362
%X Objective: To investigate gender differences in self-reported ADHD symptoms in a group of adults with ADHD and a control group. Methods: A total of 682 adults with ADHD (49.9% females) and 882 controls (59.2% females) completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), listing the 18 symptoms included in the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. Results: Within the ADHD group, females reported more severe symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity than males. This higher symptom report of females was not found in the control group, where the number of severe inattention symptoms rather was higher in males. Conclusion: The results suggest that childhood symptoms of ADHD may have gone unnoticed in girls, emphasizing the need for longitudinal studies of ADHD symptoms across the life span
%K ADHD
%K Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale
%K ASRS
%K gender
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1087054716659362