Annotated Bibliography: ADHD and Its Affects on Personality

This annotated bibliography investigates the multifaceted relationship between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its influence on personality traits. It comprises summaries of six peer-reviewed, scholarly articles, each exploring different facets of this connection. The studies delve into cognitive training as a potential treatment for ADHD, examining its effects on clinical and neuropsychological outcomes. Other articles analyze ADHD from a clinical perspective, detailing diagnostic criteria and treatment recommendations, including behavioral therapy. Furthermore, the bibliography includes research on the association between ADHD and personality dimensions, including meta-analytic reviews, and explores how ADHD affects brain function and parental psychopathology. The final study investigates the link between ADHD and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Collectively, these articles highlight the complex interplay between ADHD and personality, encompassing cognitive, behavioral, and clinical dimensions, thereby providing a comprehensive understanding of the disorder's impact on individuals' lives and the importance of considering various factors in treatment and intervention strategies. The annotated bibliography underscores the need for a holistic approach to understanding and addressing ADHD, emphasizing the interconnectedness of cognitive, emotional, and social aspects.

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Cortese, S., Ferrin, M., Brandeis, D., Buitelaar, J., Daley, D., Dittmann, R. W., ... & Zuddas, A.
(2015). Cognitive training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: meta-analysis of
clinical and neuropsychological outcomes from randomized controlled trials. Journal of
the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(3), 164-174. Retrieved on:
2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856714008892
The study revolves around the symptoms of Attention Deficit or Hyperactive disorder in
adolescents and in children in order to see whether cognitive training can be helpful as a
treatment method for them. For that reason, the authors used qualitative research as its
background in order to justify the significance of cognitive training in ADHD affected people.
Previous research on more than 759 ADHD affected cases have been searched and studied for
finding a significant connection between cognitive training and ADHD. It has been found that
cognitive training cannot be termed to have a significant effect on ADHD affected people
positively. This shows how ADHD is more related to not only the cognitive functioning but also
to other areas of development such as the overall personality of a person. The understanding of
this research is important here for realizing the broader affects of ADHD that involves both
physical and mental dysfunctions.
Feldman, H. M., & Reiff, M. I. (2014). Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder in children and
adolescents. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(9), 838-846. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep,
2019, From: http://sitotapsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ADHD.pdf
This study has been focused on the disorder itself clinically and it’s overarching affect on
the people suffering from it. A case of a 9 year old ADHD affected person has been observed for
this study. It has been found that the child has been showing symptoms of many behavioral
issues that has been ultimately affecting his personality traits such as inattention, impulsiveness
and so on. The whole study has been conducted from a clinical point of view with an aim of
providing every possible detail on the ADHD disorder and how to deal with it. For that reason,
DSM-5 criteria for ADHD have been given along with a clinical recommendation for treating
this disorder in children and adults. Behavioral therapy has been considered as one of the
significant treatment procedure for this disorder. However, the authors did not consider primary

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data on the effect of these treatments on ADHD. Moreover, this study can be helpful to
understand the broader clinical affect of ADHD.
Gomez, R., & Corr, P. J. (2014). ADHD and personality: a meta-analytic review. Clinical
psychology review, 34(5), 376-388. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/15859/3/Gomez%20%2526%20Corr
%20%25282014%2529%20ADHD%20%2526%20Personality%20-%20CITY.pdf
This study revolves around the effect of ADHD in the personality traits of a person. For
that reason, the study has done a Meta analysis covering 40 sets of data in order to study
personality dimensions along with its relation to the symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Two
measurement models have been used for this purpose that includes the integrated five factor
model and the five factor model. Moreover, personality theories have also been considered in
this study that includes the personality theory of Eysenck. It has been found that the association
or connection between personality and ADHD is real and the connection can be felt more
prominently in children with ADHD. The reason behind this has not been discussed here.
However, it has been confirmed that the link between ADHD and personality can be proved both
socially and clinically. The age has also been considered as a modifier of this relationship
between personality and ADHD. The limitation of this study is that it does not consider
quantitative research or Meta analysis and only depends on qualitative literature as the
background of the study.
Hart, H., Radua, J., Nakao, T., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rubia, K. (2013). Meta-analysis of functional
magnetic resonance imaging studies of inhibition and attention in
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: exploring task-specific, stimulant medication, and
age effects. JAMA psychiatry, 70(2), 185-198. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/1485446
The study upholds a research on how the ADHD symptoms can affect the brain functions
of the affected people. In order to be more specific, the study reveals that ADHD causes
dysfunctions in the fronto-striato-parietal areas of the brain during any activity related to
attention. These dysfunctions have been given other dimensions by saying that other factors like
age, drug usage and more can also be significant here other than ADHD itself in modifying

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someone’s brain functions. Secondary source of literature has been used as collected data in this
study and the data have been analyzed using the meta-regression process. Quantitative Meta
analysis has been performed on the collected data that involves 171 people with ADHD
symptoms and 287 people affected with ADHD including 178 and 320 control subjects
respectively. It has been found that brain dysfunctions are associated with ADHD that may have
been a clinically proved background for concluding that personality can also be severely affected
by ADHD.
Margari, F., Craig, F., Petruzzelli, M. G., Lamanna, A., Matera, E., & Margari, L. (2013).
Parents psychopathology of children with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. Research in developmental disabilities, 34(3), 1036-1043. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep,
2019, From:
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The overarching affect of ADHD can be understood through this study. The study aims at
going at the root of the ADHD in children. For that reason, the study has conducted a case
control based study involving 50 parents of ADHD affected children and 45 parents of healthy
children. The selection of the participants and the children chosen for this study have been
unbiased as it gives equal attention to both gender and age of the participants. It has been found
that the parents of ADHD affected children also have symptoms of ADHD and also symptoms of
other psychological dysfunctions such as depressive tendencies, personality disorders of other
forms. Thus, the study concludes that the treatment of the ADHD affected children cannot be
completed unless their parents also go through the treatment procedures. The primary source of
data including interviews of the research participants can be helpful for going through authentic
details on how personality can be affected by ADHD.

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Storebø, O. J., & Simonsen, E. (2016). The association between ADHD and antisocial
personality disorder (ASPD) a review. Journal of attention disorders, 20(10), 815-824.
Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ole_Storebo/publication/258957560_The_associatio
n_between_ADHD_and_antisocial_personality_disorder_ASPD_A_review/links/
5583d4b208aefa35fe30d994.pdf
The multi factorial aspect of ADHD and its extreme affects on personality need to be
studied in order to uphold the risks of this disorder. This study has dealt with a systematic review
that aims at finding a significant association between ADHD and ASPD or anti-social
personality disorder. Till now, most of the studies talk about the ADHD children and the
modified personality traits in them due to ADHD. However, the affect of ADHD can be severe
on the personality of a person that can seriously damage the personality of that person. The study
uses secondary literature review as its method. It has been found that ADHD can be a strong
ground for developing ASPD in the future. It has also been found that ASPD can be considered
as a form or type of ADHD. This study is important for understanding the multi dimensional and
multi factorial aspects of ADHD. However, the study could have been more helpful if the
authors could choose cases of criminal behavior in order to present a firsthand association
between ADHD and ASPD.

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Reference list
Cortese, S., Ferrin, M., Brandeis, D., Buitelaar, J., Daley, D., Dittmann, R. W., ... & Zuddas, A.
(2015). Cognitive training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: meta-analysis of
clinical and neuropsychological outcomes from randomized controlled trials. Journal of
the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(3), 164-174. Retrieved on:
2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856714008892
Feldman, H. M., & Reiff, M. I. (2014). Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder in children and
adolescents. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(9), 838-846. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep,
2019, From: http://sitotapsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ADHD.pdf
Gomez, R., & Corr, P. J. (2014). ADHD and personality: a meta-analytic review. Clinical
psychology review, 34(5), 376-388. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/15859/3/Gomez%20%2526%20Corr
%20%25282014%2529%20ADHD%20%2526%20Personality%20-%20CITY.pdf
Hart, H., Radua, J., Nakao, T., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rubia, K. (2013). Meta-analysis of functional
magnetic resonance imaging studies of inhibition and attention in
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: exploring task-specific, stimulant medication, and
age effects. JAMA psychiatry, 70(2), 185-198. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/1485446
Margari, F., Craig, F., Petruzzelli, M. G., Lamanna, A., Matera, E., & Margari, L. (2013).
Parents psychopathology of children with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. Research in developmental disabilities, 34(3), 1036-1043. Retrieved on: 2nd Sep,
2019, From:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/46710655/Parents_psychopathology
_of_children_with20160622-1695-4jf4ge.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B
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Storebø, O. J., & Simonsen, E. (2016). The association between ADHD and antisocial
personality disorder (ASPD) a review. Journal of attention disorders, 20(10), 815-824.
Retrieved on: 2nd Sep, 2019, From:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ole_Storebo/publication/258957560_The_associatio
n_between_ADHD_and_antisocial_personality_disorder_ASPD_A_review/links/
5583d4b208aefa35fe30d994.pdf