Research Spotlights are clear, easy-to-digest looks at key studies focused on girls and women with ADHD. The Spotlights are designed to help non-scientists understand both the findings and the research process behind them.
Study Examines Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Intervention for Women with ADHD
Study evaluates whether a seven-week occupational therapy intervention for women with ADHD can reduce perceived stress levels and self reported ADHD symptoms, and improve performance in daily activities.
Depression and Anxiety During Postpartum in Women with ADHD
Comparing the risk of postpartum depression and anxiety disorders among women with and without an ADHD diagnosis using a registry-based study.
2024 Spotlights
Study Explores Prescription Stimulant Use in Pregnancy and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children
This study aimed to determine the potential association of mothers’ stimulant use in early and late pregnancy with children’s diagnoses of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Adult ADHD and Romantic Relationships
A look at a study summarizing research on ADHD’s impact on romantic relationships.
2023 Spotlights
2023 Study Examines Timing of Puberty in Adolescent Females with ADHD
This Spotlight breaks down a study examining the timing of puberty in adolescent females with ADHD, published in 2023.
ADHD Symptoms in Adult Women with Recurrent Depression
This Research Spotlight breaks down ADHD in adults with recurrent depression, published in December 2021.
Mothers’ Use of ADHD Medication vs Behavioral Training
This Research Spotlight breaks down Acute Effects of Parent Stimulant Medication versus Behavioral Parent Training on Mothers’ ADHD, Parenting Behavior, and At-Risk Children, published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, September 2020.
2022 Spotlights
Sleep Problems and ADHD
This Spotlight breaks down The Impact of Comorbid Mental Health Symptoms and Sex on Sleep Functioning in Children with ADHD, published in March 2018.
2021 Study Looked at Hormone-Related Mood-Disorder Symptoms in ADHD Women
This Research Spotlight breaks down “Prevalence of hormone-related mood disorder symptoms in women with ADHD,” published in January 2021.
2019 Study Looked at ADHD Symptoms in Boys and Girls
This Research Spotlight breaks down “Sex differences in ADHD trajectories across childhood and adolescence,” published in January 2019.
Sex Differences in Predicting ADHD
This Spotlight breaks down Sex differences in predicting ADHD clinical diagnosis and pharmacological treatment, published in April 2019.
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