Vocal emotion recognition in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis

This meta-analysis of 21 studies found medium effect-size deficits in vocal emotion recognition accuracy among individuals with ADHD compared to controls, with deficits appearing consistent across emotion types. Results suggest attentional mechanisms rather than atypical emotion processing underlie these vocal recognition difficulties, though the authors note insufficient evidence to fully support emotion processing abnormalities and recommend neuroimaging studies to clarify attention-emotion interactions.