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Factors predicting treatment adherence in patients with adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary study
This study aimed to elicit patient- and treatment-related factors that can potentially predict treatment adherence in adult ADHD. Subjects who were over 18 and received a diagnosis of ADHD were included in the study. Chart review data of 102 subjects regarding demographics, medications, comorbidities, concomitant medications and domains of functional impairment were collected, and predictors were assessed using a binominal logistical regression model. One hundred and two patients (78.4 % male) with a mean age of 28.8 (SD = 9.8, range = 18–55) years were enrolled in the study. Childhood diagnosis of ADHD, agents used...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - April 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Obsessive–compulsive adults with and without childhood ADHD symptoms
Abstract Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently coexist. To understand whether childhood ADHD can increase the risk of OCD in adulthood and whether it influences the phenomenology of OCD, we investigated the symptoms of ADHD during childhood in obsessive–compulsive adults who had never been diagnosed as ADHD. Adults with OCD (n = 83) were given the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 (HDRS-17) and Beck Anxiety Inve...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - April 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Annual report 2015
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Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - February 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to reviewers 2015
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Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - February 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Trajectories of ADHD severity over 10 years from childhood into adulthood
Abstract The study examined unique trajectories of ADHD severity from childhood (7–16 yo at baseline) through adulthood in a sample of ADHD, bipolar and healthy subjects. Comorbid disorders and temperament were examined as correlates of course of ADHD. N = 81 participants with an ADHD diagnosis, ascertained as a comparison group in a study of bipolar disorder (BP-I), were followed over a 10-year period. Growth mixture modeling (GMM) of ADHD severity was used to investigate trajectories of ADHD severity over 10 years. GMM revealed four trajectories in the N = 251 participants included in these analy...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

ADHD in college: A qualitative analysis
Abstract Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects many adults and is particularly impairing for emerging adults enrolled in college. Research has shown substantial academic impairment for these individuals. However, research on ADHD impairment has largely been quantitative and focused on children. Therefore, the current study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the lived experience of college students with ADHD with the following two research questions: (1) What is it like to be a college student with ADHD? and (2) What resources are utilized by college students wit...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - January 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Cognitive behavioural therapy for ADHD in adults: systematic review and meta-analyses
Abstract Systematically review and analyse the efficacy of CBT versus treatment as usual in adults with ADHD. The literature was systematically searched ending the 28 March 2014. Standardised mean differences (SMD) and 95 % confidence intervals were calculated. CBT was efficacious in reducing symptoms of ADHD (SDM −1.0, 95 % CI −1.5 to −0.5) when evaluated by the patients, but not when evaluated by a clinician. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were significantly reduced when self-reported (SMD −1.0, 95 % CI −1.6 to −0.5 and −1.0, 95 % CI −1.3 to −0.3, respectively) and evaluated by...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - January 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Attention deficit and hyperactivity in social anxiety disorder: relationship with trauma history and impulsivity
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the rate of childhood traumatic experiences and assess the relationship between childhood trauma and impulsivity in the presence of attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). A total of 123 patients with a primary diagnosis of SAD were enrolled. All patients were assessed by using the clinical version of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I/CV) and Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children—Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL), ADHD module. A clinical an...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - January 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Prevalence of adult ADHD in an all-female prison unit
Abstract There is increasing evidence suggesting a link between ADHD and criminality, including a strong association between ADHD symptoms and the likelihood of being on probation or in prison. Most studies investigating the prevalence of ADHD in prison populations have focused on adult male offenders. In the current study, 69 female prisoners were screened for both childhood and adult ADHD symptoms using the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV. The results indicate that 41 % of the prisoners met the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in childhood and continued to meet criteria for ADHD as adults. More importan...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - December 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Exploratory analysis of diffusion tensor imaging in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: evidence of abnormal white matter structure
Abstract Abnormalities in the white matter microstructure of the attentional system have been implicated in the aetiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a promising magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology that has increasingly been used in studies of white matter microstructure in the brain. The main objective of this work was to perform an exploratory analysis of white matter tracts in a sample of children with ADHD versus typically developing children (TDC). For this purpose, 13 drug-naive children with ADHD of both genders underwent MRI using D...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - November 30, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Understanding intentionality in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Abstract One of the main aspects of theory of mind is intentionality which refers to recognizing other people’s intentions in their behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate intentionality in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Thirty children with ADHD were compared to thirty age- and IQ-matched normal children. All participants were assessed using the moving shapes paradigm task which contains one large red and one small blue triangle moving around a black screen. They were asked to describe what the movements mean and how the triangles interact with each other. Th...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - November 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Successful treatment of an adult with symptomatic attention deficit, hyperactivity, and impulsivity after temporal lobe resection: case report
Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by inattentiveness, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity and mandatorily requires an onset in childhood. Structural or functional anatomical abnormalities have mostly been found in the prefrontal cortex, the corpus callosum, the striatum, and the cerebellum. We here present the case of an adult woman who developed severe symptoms analogous to ADHD after right temporal lobectomy. Surgery had been necessary because of a large temporobasal arterio-venous malformation (AVM). The patient’s childhood and personal history before surgery had been ...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - October 29, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Demographic, developmental and psychosocial predictors of the development of anxiety in adults with ADHD
Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate potential demographic, developmental and psychosocial predictors of anxiety in the context of ADHD. Participants included 267 adults with a diagnosis of ADHD (168 males:99 females) and an age range of 18–70 years (M = 31 years; SD = 10.03 years). A background interview, parent questionnaire and rating scales were used to gather participant information. Correlations, independent t tests and one-way analysis of variances were used to identify variables associated with anxiety, and a stepwise multiple regression was used to identify potential ...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - October 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Structured skills training for adults with ADHD in an outpatient psychiatric context: an open feasibility trial
Abstract The aim of the current study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy-based skills training groups for adults with ADHD in an outpatient psychiatric context. Furthermore, the purpose was to analyze the impact of clinical characteristics on the effect and attrition. Ninety-eight adults (out of 102) with ADHD were allocated to the treatment. Self-rating scales were administered as baseline before the first session (T1), post-treatment (T2), and at 3-month follow-up (T3). Approximately 80 % (74 individuals) attended at least two-thirds of ...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - September 26, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Emotional symptoms and their contribution to functional impairment in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Abstract Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder beginning in childhood and consisting of the core symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The disorder is often accompanied by functional impairment in daily life. Research showed that severe impairment cannot be fully explained by the core symptoms of ADHD. Accordingly, emotional symptoms in ADHD and their influence on functional impairment have increasingly become the focus of research in recent years. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between ADHD core ...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - August 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research