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medicalxpress.com · 2026-11-05
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An ADHD diagnosis can be a map to guide a person through challenging territory—not to avoid it altogether
medicalxpress.com · 2026-11-05
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Illness Identity in Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Introducing the Illness Identity Questionnaire
Diabetes Care · 2016
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Associations between identity perception, symptom severity, and quality of life in adolescents with ADHD
Scientific Reports · 2025
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Diagnosis Identity Perception in Adolescents with ADHD and Its Relationship to Executive Functions, Self-Management, and Quality of Life
Children · 2025
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Biogenetic explanations and stigma: A meta-analytic review of associations among laypeople
Social Science & Medicine · 2013
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Neuroscientific explanations and the stigma of mental disorder: a meta-analytic study
Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications · 2018
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FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS
Depression and Anxiety · 2013
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The Relationship of Family Accommodation with Pediatric Anxiety Severity: Meta-analytic Findings and Child, Family and Methodological Moderators
Child Psychiatry & Human Development · 2021
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Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2020
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School-based supports and accommodations among anxious youth in treatment
Journal of Anxiety Disorders · 2022
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Effects of Extended Time for College Students With and Without ADHD
Journal of Attention Disorders · 2015
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Systematic Review: Educational Accommodations for Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2021
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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedAn ADHD diagnosis can guide a person through difficult tasks, but it should not be used to avoid them altogether.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedResearchers have started to measure how much a diagnosis takes up in how a person sees themselves.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedA Belgian study of adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes described four ways people relate to a diagnosis: rejection, acceptance, enrichment and engulfment.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedIn a 2025 Israeli survey of 154 adolescents with ADHD, engulfment predicted quality of life more strongly than symptom severity, and was the only pattern that explained why more severe symptoms coincided with a worse life.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedIn a second study of 66 adolescents, greater engulfment was associated with worse executive functioning, self-management and quality of life.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedA biological explanation for a mental health problem can reduce blame, but it can also increase pessimism about recovery.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedRemoving a feared task or situation can be linked to worse anxiety, whereas supportive changes that keep a student engaged with the task are preferable.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedFor college students with ADHD, extra time on exams improved reading comprehension, but about as much as it improved peers without ADHD, suggesting it is a support rather than a disorder-specific treatment.View evidenceHide evidence
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Illness Identity in Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Introducing the Illness Identity Questionnaire
Diabetes Care · 2016 · Crossref
Associations between identity perception, symptom severity, and quality of life in adolescents with ADHD
Scientific Reports · 2025 · Crossref
Diagnosis Identity Perception in Adolescents with ADHD and Its Relationship to Executive Functions, Self-Management, and Quality of Life
Children · 2025 · Crossref
Biogenetic explanations and stigma: A meta-analytic review of associations among laypeople
Social Science & Medicine · 2013 · Crossref
Neuroscientific explanations and the stigma of mental disorder: a meta-analytic study
Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications · 2018 · Crossref