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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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Liberal alcohol legislation: does it amplify the effects among Swiss men of person-related risk factors on heavy alcohol use?
TL;DR: Stronger alcohol legislation protects against heavy alcohol use in young Swiss men, but this protective effect is lost in individuals with high levels of sensation-seeking or having an antisocial personality disorder.
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH—ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Priapism: Risk Factor and Pathophysiologic Link?
TL;DR: Burnett et al. as discussed by the authors evaluated the possible clinical association between idiopathic priapism and anxiety disorders and found evidence for a central neurobiologic pathophysiology for the erectile disorder.
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Commentary: why diagnose and treat ADHD in adults?
TL;DR: There are compelling reasons why primary care physicians concerned about the well-being of their patients should strive to become competent in recognizing the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Issues in the diagnosis and treatment of the adult patient with adhd
TL;DR: Adult ADHD symptoms are described, and clinical trial results of the efficacy of off-label use of drugs for adult ADHD are reviewed, and preliminary efficacy results of atomoxetine to treatadult ADHD are reported.
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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.