Adhd Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 

About: Adhd Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder & Impulsivity. It has an ISSN identifier of 1866-6116. Over the lifetime, 291 publications have been published receiving 6798 citations.

Annual report 2015

Abstract: During the last few years, ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord, the official journal of the World Federation of ADHD (WFADHD), has seen a rapid development. Members of the WFADHD can download the journal for free in the members area of the homepage of the WFADHD at www. adhd-federation.org. The number of submissions from all over the world continues to increase and may reach more than 80 by the end of this year. Some of our articles have reached a large readership. For example, the article The history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Lange et al. (2010) was downloaded more than 2500 times and Stigma in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Mueller et al. (2012) more than 1200 times. In 2015, the most popular paper (downloaded 990 times) was Associations of sleep disturbance with ADHD: implications for treatment by Hvolby (2015). We have received 67 regular articles. Our acceptance rate is about 76 %, and it takes an average of 50.4 days from submission to production. Although we are able to publish accepted papers online in a timely manner, we face a backlog of papers that have been published online but not in print. I am pleased to inform you that ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord was selected for inclusion in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), which is the new database introduced by Thomson Reuters. This means that the 2015 issue will be included in the Web of Science, where the citations will get more exposure due to discoverability and thus a higher chance of getting cited. Based on the citation activity, the journal will be considered for the core collection and possibly obtain an impact factor. This is an important challenge that we are taking up since the founding of ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord, 6 years ago. If we could obtain an impact factor, the journal would acquire more high-quality submissions. I am writing to ask for your support. We would be grateful if you would consider submitting high-quality reviews as well encouraging your co-workers and colleagues to submit scientific articles in order to increase the citation activity, thus increasing our chances of obtaining an impact factor. I would like to thank all our authors and reviewers for their valuable contributions, allowing such an increase in quality. I look forward to continuing the journal’s success.

The descriptive epidemiology of DSM-IV Adult ADHD in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

Abstract: We previously reported on the cross-national epidemiology of ADHD from the first 10 countries in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys. The current report expands those previous findings to the 20 nationally or regionally representative WMH surveys that have now collected data on adult ADHD. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was administered to 26,744 respondents in these surveys in high-, upper-middle-, and low-/lower-middle-income countries (68.5% mean response rate). Current DSM-IV/CIDI adult ADHD prevalence averaged 2.8% across surveys and was higher in high (3.6%)- and upper-middle (3.0%)- than low-/lower-middle (1.4%)-income countries. Conditional prevalence of current ADHD averaged 57.0% among childhood cases and 41.1% among childhood subthreshold cases. Adult ADHD was significantly related to being male, previously married, and low education. Adult ADHD was highly comorbid with DSM-IV/CIDI anxiety, mood, behavior, and substance disorders and significantly associated with role impairments (days out of role, impaired cognition, and social interactions) when controlling for comorbidities. Treatment seeking was low in all countries and targeted largely to comorbid conditions rather than to ADHD. These results show that adult ADHD is prevalent, seriously impairing, and highly comorbid but vastly under-recognized and undertreated across countries and cultures.

The history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abstract: The contemporary concept of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as defined in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2000) is relatively new. Excessive hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive children have been described in the literature since the nineteenth century. Some of the early depictions and etiological theories of hyperactivity were similar to current descriptions of ADHD. Detailed studies of the behavior of hyperactive children and increasing knowledge of brain function have changed the concepts of the fundamental behavioral and neuropathological deficits underlying the disorder. This article presents an overview of the conceptual history of modern-day ADHD.

Comorbid mental disorders in children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a large nationwide study

Abstract: The present study aimed at identifying the full range of mental disorders comorbid to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents (age 4-17) diagnosed in Danish psychiatric hospitals between 1995 and 2010. A total of 14,825 patients were included in the study and comorbid disorders diagnosed concurrent with ADHD were identified. Associations of comorbid disorders with sex, age, and other mental disorders were investigated by logistic regression analysis. In the total sample, 52.0 % of the patients had at least one psychiatric disorder comorbid to ADHD and 26.2 % had two or more comorbid disorders. The most frequent comorbid disorders were disorders of conduct (16.5 %), specific developmental disorders of language, learning and motor development (15.4 %), autism spectrum disorders (12.4 %), and intellectual disability (7.9 %). Male sex was generally associated with an increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders while female sex was associated more frequently with internalizing disorders. The analysis of associations between the various comorbid disorders identified several clusters highlighting the differential developmental trajectories seen in patients with ADHD. The study provides evidence that comorbidity with mental disorders is developmentally sensitive. Furthermore, the study shows that particular attention should be given to patients with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disability in future longitudinal analyses. These disorders are very frequent in patients with ADHD, and the affected patients might follow a different course than patients without these disorders.

ADHD and autism: differential diagnosis or overlapping traits? A selective review.

Abstract: According to DSM-IV TR and ICD-10, a diagnosis of autism or Asperger Syndrome precludes a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, despite the different conceptualization, population-based twin studies reported symptom overlap, and a recent epidemiologically based study reported a high rate of ADHD in autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the planned revision of the DSM-IV TR, dsm5 (www.dsm5.org), the diagnoses of autistic disorder and ADHD will not be mutually exclusive any longer. This provides the basis of more differentiated studies on overlap and distinction between both disorders. This review presents data on comorbidity rates and symptom overlap and discusses common and disorder-specific risk factors, including recent proteomic studies. Neuropsychological findings in the areas of attention, reward processing, and social cognition are then compared between both disorders, as these cognitive abilities show overlapping as well as specific impairment for one of both disorders. In addition, selective brain imaging findings are reported. Therapeutic options are summarized, and new approaches are discussed. The review concludes with a prospectus on open questions for research and clinical practice.