42% Of Adults With ADHD Report Excellent Mental Health

About 42% of Canadian adults diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report having excellent mental health compared to 73.8% of adults without ADHD. For this comparison, “excellent” mental health was defined as three factors: absence of mental illness, addiction disorder, or suicidality; presence of happiness/life satisfaction; and social/psychological well-being.

After adjusting for potentially confounding factors, the researchers calculated that adults without ADHD were 87% more likely to have excellent mental health than those with ADHD. The confounding factors included the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, demographics, socioeconomic status (income and education), social support (married or . . .