Quintero Gutiérrez Del Álamo, Francisco JavierMorales, IsabelVera, RosaZuluaga Arias, María del PilarFernández Lucas, Alberto Amable2024-01-312024-01-312019-07Quintero J, Morales I, Vera R, Zuluaga P, Fernández A. The Impact of Adult ADHD in the Quality of Life Profile. J Atten Disord. 2019 Jul;23(9):1007-1016. doi: 10.1177/10870547177330461557-124610.1177/1087054717733046https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97038In this multicenter, cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the quality of life (QoL) and the neuropsychological and clinical characteristics of adults with ADHD with different developmental pathways. Method: Our study sample included 25 control (healthy) participants, 31 patients with newly diagnosed ADHD without comorbidities (ADHD-C-D), 31 with newly diagnosed ADHD with comorbidities (ADHD+C-D), and 29 with previously diagnosed ADHD with comorbidities (ADHD+C+D). Results: Compared with controls, ADHDs had little differences in the attentional performance but showed higher impulsivity, more severe symptoms of depression and anxiety, and lower QoL. The ADHD+C-D group showed more severe symptoms of depression and anxiety than the ADHD+C+D group (p = .037 and p = .008, respectively), and poorer QoL in the psychological health sphere (p = .003). Conclusion: Differences between ADHD and control subjects were particularly remarkable in mood symptoms and QoL. Previous diagnosis might have a positive impact on mood symptoms and QoL in ADHD adultsengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article1087-0547https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054717733046?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmedhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28974134/open accessADHDQuality of lifeAdult ADDComorbidityDevelopmental pathwaysCiencias Biomédicas32 Ciencias Médicas