Hinshaw et al. Annual Research Review: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in girls and women: underrepresentation, longitudinal processes, and key directions. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2022;63:484-496. PMID 34231220

One-paragraph summary

Girls met criteria at just under half the rate of boys, with the ratio closer to equality in adulthood; referral context altered observed differences. (Hinshaw 2022, PMID 34231220).

Key findings

• Girls met criteria at just under half the rate of boys, with the ratio closer to equality in adulthood; referral context altered observed differences.

Limitations

• A narrative annual review cannot quantify every pathway and female samples remain underrepresented.

Why it matters

It organized recognition bias, presentation, longitudinal risk and research priorities into a female-specific evidence agenda.

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