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Neurobiological and clinical differences between child and adult ADHD raise the need for follow-up studies of patients diagnosed during adulthood. This study investigates predictors of ADHD persistence and the possibility of full remission 7 years after baseline assessment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291714003183_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A 7-year follow-up study of adults with ADHD (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0344, mean age 34.1 years, 49.9% males) was conducted. Variables from different domains (social demographics, co-morbidities, temperament, medication status, ADHD measures) were explored with the aim of finding potential predictors of ADHD persistence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291714003183_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Retention rate was 66% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0227). Approximately a third of the sample (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a070, 30.2%) did not maintain ADHD criteria and 28 (12.4%) presented full remission (&lt;4 symptoms), independently of changes in co-morbidity or cognitive demand profiles. Baseline predictors of diagnostic persistence were higher number of inattention symptoms [odds ratio (OR) 8.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.54\u201325.45,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001], number of hyperactivity\/impulsivity symptoms (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04\u20131.34,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.01), oppositional defiant disorder (OR 3.12, 95% CI 1.20\u20138.11,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02), and social phobia (OR 3.59, 95% CI 1.12\u201311.47,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.03).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291714003183_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite the stage of brain maturation in adults suggests stability, approximately one third of the sample did not keep full DSM-IV diagnosis at follow-up, regardless if at early, middle or older adulthood. 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