Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

Young, Susan; Adamo, Nicoletta; Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Bryndís; Branney, Polly; Beckett, Michelle; Colley, William; Cubbin, Sally; Deeley, Quinton; Farrag, Emad; H. Gudjónsson, Gisli; Hill, Peter; Hollingdale, Jack; Kılıç, Özge; Lloyd, Tony; Mason, Peter; Paliokosta, Eleni; Perecherla, Sri; Sedgwick-Müller, Jane; Skirrow, Caroline; Tierney, Kevin; van Rensburg, Kobus; Woodhouse, Emma

doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02707-9

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Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

Published in BMC Psychiatry • Aug 12, 2020

Authors:

Susan Young

Nicoletta Adamo

Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is evidence to suggest that the broad discrepancy in the ratio of males to females with diagnosed ADHD is due, at least in part, to lack of recognition and/or referral bias in females. Studies suggest that females with ADHD present with differences in their profile of symptoms, com...

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Referral

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Comorbidity

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