HealthDay (10/16, Solomon) reports a study presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress found that “women with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face delayed diagnosis and worse outcomes than men.” The researchers “analyzed differences in ADHD severity, its comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, and its impact on psychosocial functioning by sex.” They found that “the combined ADHD subtype was the most common, affecting 48.2 percent of participants. Age of symptom onset was similar for men and women, although women were diagnosed significantly later (28.96 versus 24.13 years). Men more frequently had legal problems than women (18.1 versus 6.6 percent). Women with ADHD had worse outcomes, including higher symptom severity, worse psychosocial functioning, and greater disability, as well as higher rates of depression and anxiety.” The study was also published in European Psychiatry.
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— “Women With ADHD Face Later Diagnosis, Worse Outcomes Than Men,”Lori Solomon, HealthDay, October 16, 2025