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Gustavson, Kristin; Torvik, Fartein A.; Eilertsen, Espen M.; Ask, Helga; McAdams, Tom A.; Hannigan, Laurie J.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Ystrom, Eivind; Gjerde, Line C. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience co-occurring emotional problems. ADHD with this comorbidity is associated with poorer outcomes than ADHD without comorbidity. Better understanding of the etiology of comorbidity could improve prevention of negative outcomes for children with ADHD. The sample consisted…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Emotional Problems, Comorbidity, Twins
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Kristin Romvig Overgaard; Beate Oerbeck; Svein Friis; Are Hugo Pripp; Heidi Aase; Christine Baalsrud Ingeborgrud; Guido Biele – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: Children with ADHD often experience functional impairments across various aspects of daily life. This study addresses the dearth of longitudinal research on functional impairment trajectories from preschool to school age in children with symptoms of ADHD and comorbid disorders. Methods: We investigated the extent to which functional…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Helland, Siri Saugestad; Røysamb, Espen; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Melby-Lervåg, Monica; Gustavson, Kristin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Studies have identified concurrent, longitudinal, and bidirectional associations between language difficulties and internalizing problems. This is commonly explained by social exclusion or withdrawal from peers, but underlying mechanisms are not well understood. This study uses sibling data to investigate if the comorbidity between language…
Descriptors: Siblings, Comorbidity, Family Influence, Family Environment
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Helverschou, Sissel Berge; Rasmussen, Kirsten; Steindal, Kari; Søndanaa, Erik; Nilsson, Britta; Nøttestad, Jim Aage – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study examined the characteristics of adults with autism spectrum disorder who have undergone a forensic examination and explored any relationships between the diagnosis and the offence. The reports described 41 men and 7 women. The autism spectrum disorder was diagnosed late (mean age: 25.3?years), and 22 of the 48 cases were diagnosed with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychiatry