Everyday emotional experience of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: evidence for reactive and endogenous emotional lability

201468 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Caroline Skirrow · University College London

Ulrich Ebner‐Priemer · Central Institute of Mental Health

Iris Reinhard · Central Institute of Mental Health

Yanni Malliaris · Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (Greece)

Jonna Kuntsi · King's College London

Philip Asherson · King's College London

Abstract

Adults with ADHD report heightened intensity and instability of negative emotions in daily life. The results suggest two components of EL in ADHD: a reactive component responsive to bad events and an endogenous component, independent of negative everyday events.

Topics & Keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Psychological Medicine

Volume 44, Issue 16, pp. 3571-3583

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714001032

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