Table 3.
Summary of social and lifestyle reviews.
| Social and lifestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic area | Number of reviews | Association | No association |
| Offending and criminality | 9 reviews | All showed a positive association between ADHD and offending and criminal behaviour. One also showed a positive association between ADHD and being a victim of crime. | |
| Employment and education | 5 reviews | All reviews showed poor educational and employment outcomes such as fewer attainment, prematurely leaving schools, more frequent changes | |
| Quality of life | 5 reviews | All reviews showed poorer QoL in adults and children | |
| Relationship and social interactions | 5 reviews | All reviews showed poorer social relationships including, peer functioning social skills, social dysfunction, peer interaction and intimate relationships. | |
| Risk-taking | 6* reviews | All 6 reviews showed a positive relationship between ADHD and risk-taking – including pregnancy, driving offences and general risk-taking | 2 of the 6 reviews noted no increased risk for vehicle crashes despite the overall risk of increased driving offences |
| Others | 2 reviews | Association between gender dysphoria and ADHD, but limited data of poor quality One review showed an association with problematic internet use |
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