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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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Neurocognitive effects of methylphenidate in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
TL;DR: Adults with ADHD had a similar neurocognitive response to methylphenidate to that previously reported for childhood ADHD, providing further support for the validity of the ADHD syndrome as defined by DSM-IV and indicate possible neuroc cognitive substrates for clinical improvement with chronic methylphenidates.
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Anatomical and functional brain imaging in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--a neurological view.
TL;DR: The core findings in ADHD imaging are alterations in the architecture and function of prefrontal cortex and cerebellum, and dysfunction of basal ganglia is a consistent finding in childhood and adulthood ADHD.
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Informant, gender and age differences in ratings of adolescent problem behaviour
TL;DR: Gender and age differences and agreement among the reports of adolescent problem behaviour by parents, teachers, and adolescents themselves were determined and Norms for adolescents need age adjustments for reports by adolescents, parents, and teachers.
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults: a survey of current practice in psychiatry and primary care.
TL;DR: Data contained within this medical record review suggest that adult ADHD is a substantial source of morbidity in both psychiatric and PCP settings.
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“Why Is This So Hard?” A Review of Detection of Malingered ADHD in College Students
Mandi W. Musso,Wm. Drew Gouvier +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that there is substantial need for measures designed specifically for detecting malingered ADHD simulators are able to produce plausible profiles on most tools used to diagnose ADHD.
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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.