Adolescent inattention/overactivity/impulsivity as an outcome of early institutional deprivation: the role of genetic factors
The ERA doctoral study followed attention, activity and impulsivity outcomes at ages six, 11 and 15 among Romanian and UK adoptees. Longer institutional deprivation was associated with greater and persistent difficulties, with variation between individuals. A genetic subsample examined whether DAT1 variation moderated this association.
Limitations: This historical cohort experienced extreme institutional deprivation. Candidate-gene findings from a modest subsample do not establish individual prediction. The thesis and journal publications use overlapping ERA participants and genetic analyses, rather than providing independent replication.
- Research type
- Doctoral thesis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children / adolescents
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: ADHD, genetics, institutional deprivation, longitudinal research
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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