title: Navigating adolescence: an epidemiological follow-up of adaptive functioning in girls with childhood ADHD symptoms and conduct disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study investigated the experience of girls growing up with cognitive and social disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight adolescent girls participated in interviews that were transcribed and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four of the girls had a history of ADHD symptoms and conduct disorder problems (ADHD/CP), four did not. Three master themes emerged within the domain of "Coping Behaviors": seeking social support, bravado, and avoidance. Three master themes emerged within the domain of "Barriers to Adaptive Functioning": lack of support and guidance, poor negotiation of interpersonal conflict, and victimization. Although all participants experienced developmental barriers, the girls with ADHD/CP coped with these barriers in a less effective way.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study raises an important developmental concern, the seemingly ineffective coping strategies of ADHD/CP adolescents.
authors.affiliation: 1University of Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deane
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D017008:Negotiating; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support