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Adjustment to college in students with ADHD.

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Rabiner, DL; Anastopoulos, AD; Costello, J; Hoyle, RH; Swartzwelder, HS
Published in: J Atten Disord
May 2008

OBJECTIVE: To examine college adjustment in students reporting an ADHD diagnosis and the effect of medication treatment on students' adjustment. METHOD: 1,648 first-semester freshmen attending a public and a private university completed a Web-based survey to examine their adjustment to college. RESULTS: Compared with 200 randomly selected control students, 68 students with ADHD reported more academic concerns and depressive symptoms. This was explained by higher rates of inattentive symptoms among students with ADHD and was unrelated to hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. Among students with ADHD, medication treatment was not related to better adjustment or diminished ADHD symptoms. The contribution of inattention to academic concerns and depressive symptoms remained significant when controlling for personality traits. CONCLUSION: Students with ADHD experience greater academic performance concerns and depressive symptoms during the transition to college. Medication treatment did not appear to diminish ADHD symptoms nor enhance students' adjustment.

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J Atten Disord

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ISSN

1087-0547

Publication Date

May 2008

Volume

11

Issue

6

Start / End Page

689 / 699

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Students
  • Social Adjustment
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Drug Therapy
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
 

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Rabiner, D. L., Anastopoulos, A. D., Costello, J., Hoyle, R. H., & Swartzwelder, H. S. (2008). Adjustment to college in students with ADHD. J Atten Disord, 11(6), 689–699. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054707305106
Rabiner, David L., Arthur D. Anastopoulos, Jane Costello, Rick H. Hoyle, and H Scott Swartzwelder. “Adjustment to college in students with ADHD.J Atten Disord 11, no. 6 (May 2008): 689–99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054707305106.
Rabiner DL, Anastopoulos AD, Costello J, Hoyle RH, Swartzwelder HS. Adjustment to college in students with ADHD. J Atten Disord. 2008 May;11(6):689–99.
Rabiner, David L., et al. “Adjustment to college in students with ADHD.J Atten Disord, vol. 11, no. 6, May 2008, pp. 689–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1087054707305106.
Rabiner DL, Anastopoulos AD, Costello J, Hoyle RH, Swartzwelder HS. Adjustment to college in students with ADHD. J Atten Disord. 2008 May;11(6):689–699.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Atten Disord

DOI

ISSN

1087-0547

Publication Date

May 2008

Volume

11

Issue

6

Start / End Page

689 / 699

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Students
  • Social Adjustment
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Drug Therapy
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders