title: What Predicts a Good Adolescent to Adult Transition in ADHD? The Role of Self-Reported Resilience.
abstract: ADHD is a disorder associated with impairment and comorbid psychiatric problems in young adulthood; therefore, factors that may imply a more favorable outcome among adolescents with ADHD are of interest.
  
  
  
  This study used a longitudinal design to assess whether adolescent personal resilience characteristics during adolescence protected against psychosocial impairment, depression, and anxiety 3 years later. Self-reported protective factors were used as baseline measures in the assessment of 190 clinically referred adolescents with ADHD. A semi-structured diagnostic interview was performed at the follow-up.
  
  
  
  In a group of youth with ADHD, personal resilience characteristics were associated with better psychosocial functioning in young adulthood, and less depression and anxiety.
  
  
  
  Although further research is needed, these results indicate that personal resilience characteristics may be protective factors in the transitional period from adolescence to early adulthood.
authors.affiliation: 1 St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Jorun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schei
authors.affiliation: 1 St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Torunn Stene
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Nøvik
authors.affiliation: 1 St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.|3 Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Per Hove
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.affiliation: 2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Stian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lydersen
authors.affiliation: 1 St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Marit S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Indredavik
authors.affiliation: 1 St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jozefiak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ADHD; adolescence; anxiety; depression; personal resilience