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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults: an overview
Stephen V. Faraone,Joseph Biederman,Thomas J. Spencer,Timothy E. Wilens,Larry J. Seidman,Larry J. Seidman,Eric Mick,Alysa E. Doyle +7 more
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Assessment of clinical, family, psychopharmacologic, neurobiological, and outcome studies found multiple reports describing adults with clinical features highly reminiscent of the childhood ADHD, suggesting converging lines of evidence support the validity of ADHD in adults.About:
This article is published in Biological Psychiatry.The article was published on 2000-07-01. It has received 650 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder & Developmental disorder.read more
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Epidemiology, assessment, and treatment among children, adolescents, and adults
TL;DR: In this article, a multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment of developmental and behavioral disorders can ensure an accurate diagnostic formulation and the provision of effective treatment, which highlights issues that are pertinent to the management of other developmental and behavioural disorders.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan
TL;DR: All clinicians working in mental health should be aware of this disorder, comfortable diagnosing and treating people with ADHD, and aware of the risks and benefits of methylphenidate.
Co-occurrence of ASD and ADHD traits in the general population
TL;DR: Higher inattention and overall ADHD scores were associated with self-reported deficits in communication and social skills, suggesting that ADHD and ASD might share common aetiology.
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Perceptions and Attitudes of Prison Staff towards ADHD − double jeopardy for inmates affected
Anna Buadze,Nadine Friedl,Roman Schleifer,Susan Young,Andres R. Schneeberger,Michael Liebrenz +5 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that difficulties in pragmatic aspects of communication and language comprehension may be perceived as not listening or following instructions creating additional tensions in inmates with ADHD, and staff training on ADHD might need to cover evidence on adverse effects.
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment
TL;DR: Barkley et al. as discussed by the authors discussed the nature of ADHD, primary symptoms, diagnosis criteria, prevalence, and gender differences, and the treatment of ADHD in adults.
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Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology
TL;DR: It is revealed that EF deficits are consistently found in both ADHD and autism but not in CD (without ADHD) or in TS, and both the severity and profile of EF deficits appears to differ across ADHD and Autism.
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Establishment of Diagnostic Validity in Psychiatric Illness: Its Application to Schizophrenia
Eli Robins,Samuel B. Guze +1 more
TL;DR: It was shown by follow-up and family studies that poor prognosis cases can be validly separated clinically from good prediction cases, and the authors conclude that good prognosis "schizophrenia" is not mild schizophrenia, but a different illness.
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Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with conduct, depressive, anxiety, and other disorders.
TL;DR: The literature supports considerable comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, and other disorders, such as mental retardation, Tourette's syndrome, and borderline personality disorder.
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Externalizing behavior problems and academic underachievement in childhood and adolescence: causal relationships and underlying mechanisms.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed concepts and measurement issues surrounding externalizing behavior problems and academic underachievement, the strength and specificity of the covariation between these domains, and the viability of explanatory models that link these areas.