A 2021 review summarized and consolidated the findings of much of the research published from 1979 to early 2021 about females with ADHD. Lead author, ADHD expert and UC Berkeley Distinguished Professor of Psychology Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, has conducted foundational studies of ADHD in females and extensive research on the condition in general.
Jonathan Posner, MD, Vice Chair for Research and Director of Brain Imaging at the Duke University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, addresses how the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) looked at sex differences in the brain scans of adolescents with ADHD, the importance of conducting studies with girls with ADHD, and future directions for ADHD research.
Jonathan Posner, MD, Vice Chair for Research and Director of Brain Imaging at the Duke University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, explains new findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, including the goals and results of the study, and what these findings mean for our understanding of ADHD as a brain-based disorder.
