DESR severity correlates strongly with current ADHD symptom severity in adults with ADHD¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2018: baselines and conditions change

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q3 i3 Among ADHD subjects, the DESR score correlated 0.70 with severity of current ADHD symptoms (p<0.001). → Surman Craig B. H. 2013

Evidence¶

Surman Craig B. H. 2013¶

Surman Craig B. H., Biederman Joseph, Spencer Thomas, Miller Carolyn A., McDermott Katie M., Faraone Stephen V. (2013). Understanding deficient emotional self-regulation in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a controlled study. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009378/

q3 · i3 · associational · r2

Correlational analysis within the 206 adults with ADHD using Pearson's correlation between the DESR total score and current ADHD symptom severity. The study reports "a correlation of 0.70 (p<0.001)"; r = 0.70 is a large printed effect size.

"Among the ADHD subjects, the DESR score was associated with severity of current ADHD symptoms with a correlation of 0.70 (p<0.001)."

Discussion¶

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• DESR overlaps with ODD but is not identified by ODD diagnosis alone in adults with ADHD — related
• More current comorbid conditions are associated with higher DESR scores in adults with ADHD — related
• A majority of adults with ADHD show extreme DESR exceeding the 95th percentile of control subjects — related
• Extreme DESR in adults with ADHD is associated with reduced marital status and higher risk of traffic accidents and arrests — related