title: Assessment of the relationship between self-reported cognitive distortions and adult ADHD, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness.
abstract: The current chart review study examined the relationship between self-reported cognitive distortions, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, and co-occurring symptoms of depression and anxiety in a clinical sample of adults diagnosed with ADHD. Thirty subjects completed inventories measuring cognitive distortions, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness as part of the standard diagnostic evaluation protocol used in a university-based outpatient clinic specializing in adult ADHD. A series of correlational analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between self-reported cognitive distortions, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. Results indicated a significant, positive correlation between self-reported cognitive distortions and ADHD. Responses to individual items on the measure of cognitive distortions were tabulated to identify the prevalence of specific cognitive distortion categories, with Perfectionism emerging as the most frequently endorsed. Further clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA. Electronic address: craigst@pcom.edu.
authors.forename: Craig W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Strohmeier
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA; Department of Psychiatry Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rosenfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: DiTomasso
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: J Russell
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Avoidance; CBT; Cognitive behavior therapy; Emotional reasoning; Perfectionism; Procrastination