HYPERACTIVES AS YOUNG-ADULTS - PRELIMINARY-REPORT

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 115  (7) , 625-+
Abstract
Individuals (35) aged 17-24 in whom severe chronic hyperactivity was diagnosed 10 yr before were studied together with 25 matched controls. There were no significant differences in mean height or weight or in EEG findings, but the mean pulse rate was significantly higher in the hyperactive group. Cognitive style tests indicated continued difficulty in reflection (resulting in more errors) but less impulsivity [longer reaction time] in the hyperactive individuals. Compared with controls, hyperactive subjects continued to have more scholastic difficulty, although this difference seemed to be less pronounced than 5 yr before. Their adjustment in work situations and living arrangements did not differ significantly from that of the controls. Restlessness, both reported and observed, continued to be a problem for the hyperactive individuals, and socialization skills and sense of well-being continued to be poorer than in the controls. The hyperactive individuals did not show significantly more antisocial behavior, nonmedical use of drugs or serious psychiatric disturbances.

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