Occupational Status Is Compromised in Adults With ADHD and Psychometrically Defined Executive Function Deficits | Zendy

Helene Barone Halleland | Zendy; Lin Sørensen | Zendy; MajBritt Posserud | Zendy; Jan Haavik | Zendy; Astri J. Lundervold | Zendy

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Occupational Status Is Compromised in Adults With ADHD and Psychometrically Defined Executive Function Deficits

Author(s) -

Helene Barone Halleland,

Lin Sørensen,

MajBritt Posserud,

Jan Haavik,

Astri J. Lundervold

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of attention disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1557-1246

pISSN - 1087-0547

DOI - 10.1177/1087054714564622

Subject(s) - psychology , neuropsychology , executive functions , comorbidity , clinical psychology , executive dysfunction , psychiatry , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , audiology , cognition , medicine

Problems related to executive function (EF) are frequently reported in adults with ADHD. However, only a subgroup of patients show deficits on common neuropsychological tests designed to measure EF. We investigated whether this subgroup also had higher levels of functional impairments, including unemployment, than the ADHD group without such deficits.

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