Learn about the different signs and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and explore the various options for ADHD treatment for adults.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a common behavioral disorder affecting both children and adults. The symptoms of ADD include trouble concentrating, trouble staying organized, and impulsive behavior. If someone with ADD also has hyperactivity, they are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis...
Despite advances in the understanding of the neurobiology of adult ADHD, the diagnosis is made clinically by establishing a retrospective childhood diagnosis, evaluating the current symptom profile and excluding alternative medical or psychiatric causes of symptoms. Adults with ADHD have high rates of ...
Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed when ADHD disorder symptoms occur in an adult patient. Although more children than adults are diagnosed with ADHD, ranging estimates suggest that 30-70% of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to have the symptoms as adults. ...
Research attempting to elucidate the neuropathophysiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has not only shed light on the disorder itself, it has simultaneously provided new insights into the mechanisms of normal cognition and attention. This review will highlight and integrate this bid...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults has recently received lavish exposure in the mass media. While this scrutiny has heightened the public''s awareness of a disorder that often goes undiagnosed, it has also produced overidentification with ADHD among the general population. In ...
G. Mortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study. Lancet 385, 2190–2196 (2015). Article PubMed Google Scholar Elwin, M., Elvin, T. & Larsson, J. O. Symptoms and level of functioning related to comorbidity in ...
Knowing the signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a crucial part of getting the support you need from a mental health professional.
Attention deficit disorders Tantrums in children could be linked to ADHD Preschool children who struggle to control their emotions and behavior have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—known as ADHD—at age seven, a study suggests. ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not an acquired disorder of adulthood. Adults who were never diagnosed as having ADHD in childhood may present with many of the symptoms of the disorder. Inattention and distractibility, impulsivity, as well as hyperactivity are the classic hallmarks of ...