A majority of adults with ADHD show extreme DESR exceeding the 95th percentile of control subjects¶
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q3 i? Scores of 9 or above on the DESR scale, exceeding the 95th percentile of controls, occurred in about 55% of adults with ADHD versus 3.3% of controls. → 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/
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Post hoc analysis of the same controlled family-study sample defined extreme DESR as exceeding the 95th percentile of control DESR scores. The study reports "Scores of 9 and above exceeded this level, which occurred in 54.9 % of subjects with ADHD and 3.3 % of subjects without ADHD."
"We defined an extreme DESR total score as the score that exceeded the 95th percentile of DESR scores among controls. Scores of 9 and above exceeded this level, which occurred in 54.9 % of subjects with ADHD and 3.3 % of subjects without ADHD."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Adults with ADHD report deficient emotional self-regulation symptoms far more frequently than adults without ADHD — a broader claim this one bears on
- 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
- DESR severity correlates strongly with current ADHD symptom severity in adults with ADHD — related
- Extreme DESR in adults with ADHD is associated with reduced marital status and higher risk of traffic accidents and arrests — related
- Extreme DESR in adults with ADHD is linked to worse social adjustment on most SAS-SR domains — related
- Extreme DESR in adults with ADHD is linked to lower quality of life on nearly all QLES-Q-SF domains — related
- The eight Barkley Current Behavior Scale items chosen for DESR show high internal consistency — related
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A majority of adults with ADHD show extreme DESR exceeding the 95th percentile of control subjects |
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A majority of adults with ADHD show extreme DESR exceeding the 95th percentile of control subjects |
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