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Specialty. Psychiatry, Clinical psychology. Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the persistence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning impairing symptoms must have been present in childhood, except for when ADHD occurs after traumatic brain injury. [ 1 ][ 2 ...
It is difficult to say exactly how many children or adults worldwide have ADHD because different countries have used different ways of diagnosing it, while some do not diagnose it at all. In the UK, diagnosis is based on quite a narrow set of symptoms, and about 0.5–1% of children are thought to have attention or hyperactivity problems.
The DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis of ADHD is 3–4 times more likely to diagnose ADHD than is the ICD-10 criteria. [207] ADHD is alternately classified as neurodevelopmental disorder [208] or a disruptive behaviour disorder along with ODD, CD, and antisocial personality disorder. [209] A diagnosis does not imply a neurological disorder. [180]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...
The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) is a psychological assessment tool used to help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. It is a self-report questionnaire that asks individuals to retrospectively recall and rate the frequency and severity of symptoms they experienced during childhood that are characteristic of ADHD.
In the 20-year period that followed, 0.7% of adults received a diagnosis of ADHD, and 7.1% received a diagnosis of dementia. Among those with ADHD, dementia occurred in 13.2%. Among those without ...
Despite the scientifically well-established nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its diagnosis, and its treatment, [1] each of these has been controversial since the 1970s. [2][3][4] The controversies involve clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents, and the media. Positions range from the view that ADHD is within the ...
This study also determined that for adults in China (Shenzhen) with existing ADHD, 62.8% had a history of childhood ADHD. [12] Another study utilizing systematic review estimated the prevalence of childhood ADHD in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to be 6.3%, with the individual regions exhibiting prevalences of 6.5%, 6.4%, and 4.2% respectively. [13]