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  2. The Scary Link Between ADHD and Life Expectancy - AOL

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    According to a recent study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, adults with diagnosed ADHD have a shorter life expectancy—7 years less for men and almost 9 years less for women.

  3. ADHD linked to 'astonishing' reduction in life expectancy - AOL

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    The life expectancy of adults with attention ... with 10 participants without ADHD matched for age, sex, and other factors. ... estimated life expectancy of 73.26 years for males with diagnosed ...

  4. People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk ...

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    The research team reviewed primary care data from 30,029 adults with ADHD and compared them with nearly 300,400 participants who didn’t have ADHD but were matched by age, sex and primary care ...

  5. Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactive disorder

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    The prevalence of ADHD within the age group of 5-11 years for both male and female children is 8.6%, whereas children in the age group of 12-17 years is 14.3%. [37] This difference between genders may reflect either a difference in susceptibility or that females with ADHD are less likely to be diagnosed than males. [38]

  6. Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    ADHD in adults, as with children, is recognized as an impairment that may constitute a disability under U.S. federal disability nondiscrimination laws, including such laws as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA, 2008 revision), if the disorder substantially limits one or more of an individual's major life ...

  7. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Around 15% of children with ADHD continue to meet full DSM-IV-TR criteria at 25 years of age, and 50% still experience some symptoms. [57]: 2 As of 2010, most adults remain untreated. [226] Many adults with ADHD without diagnosis and treatment have a disorganised life, and some use non-prescribed drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism. [227]

  8. Common mental disorder could shorten your life, study finds - AOL

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    They determined that among men with ADHD, life expectancy was shortened by 4.5 to 9 years. For women with ADHD, it was shortened by 6.5 to 11 years. For women with ADHD, it was shortened by 6.5 to ...

  9. Cognitive disengagement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Some think that CDS and ADHD produce different kinds of inattention: While those with ADHD can engage their attention but fail to sustain it over time, people with CDS seem to have difficulty with engaging their attention to a specific task. [32] [33] Accordingly, the ability to orient attention has been found to be abnormal in CDS. [34]