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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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A context for normalizing impulsiveness at work for adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (combined type).
Josée Delisle,Claude M. J. Braun +1 more
TL;DR: A computerized task resembling a fast-paced videogame with no response-to-stimulus interval and constant and diverse discriminative error feedback is developed, showing impulsiveness in adult ADHD is compensable on a task simulating the work environment.
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Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (vyvanse), a prodrug stimulant for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
TL;DR: An analysis of the impact of ADHD on workplace productivity and costs to employers has focused on the need to increase the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults, and suggests that treatment of this disabling condition in adults may have a substantial economic benefit to employers as well as to the patients themselves.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorders.
TL;DR: Because ADHD can be identified prior to the peak onset of Substance use, effective treatment of this common disorder may reduce the development of substance use disorders.
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Does parental ADHD bias maternal reports of ADHD symptoms in children
TL;DR: There was no evidence that the discrepancy between maternal reports and self-reports of symptoms differed by parental ADHD, and results do not support the notion that parental ADHD affects maternal reports of offspring ADHD.
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ADHD Is Highly Prevalent in Patients Seeking Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders.
Daniel P. Notzon,Martina Pavlicova,Andrew Glass,John J. Mariani,Amy L. Mahony,Daniel J. Brooks,Frances R. Levin +6 more
TL;DR: The WURS paired with the CAARS provides excellent sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of ADHD in this population of adults seeking treatment for cannabis use disorders.
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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.