Psychopathology in females with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a controlled, five-year prospective study

J Biederman, MC Monuteaux, E Mick, T Spencer…�- Biological�…, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of understanding the long-term outcome of children
with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the available literature is predominantly
based on male samples. This study estimated the lifetime burden of comorbid
psychopathology in a large sample of girls with and without ADHD followed up over five
years. METHODS: We conducted a blind, five-year prospective longitudinal study of girls
with (n= 140) and without (n= 122) ADHD, aged 6–18 years at baseline, consecutively�…