Mind wandering in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Preliminary evaluation using the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale in a Japanese clinical population.

Autor: Hayashi W; Department of Psychiatry Showa University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.; Department of Psychiatry Showa University Karasuyama Hospital Tokyo Japan., Tomita A; Department of Psychiatry Showa University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.; Department of Psychiatry Showa University East Hospital Tokyo Japan., Iwanami A; Department of Psychiatry Showa University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.; Department of Psychiatry Showa University Karasuyama Hospital Tokyo Japan.; Department of Psychiatry Showa University East Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences [PCN Rep] 2022 Jun 23; Vol. 1 (2), pp. e19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 23 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1002/pcn5.19
Abstrakt: Aim: Mind wandering (MW) has been closely associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, the field remains understudied in Japan. The present study examined MW in adults with ADHD using the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) in a Japanese clinical population.
Methods: Fifty-two adults with ADHD (mean age, 33.0 years; 33 men), diagnosed per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria, completed the MEWS, Mind Wandering Questionnaire, Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS), Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and Japanese Adult Reading Test-25.
Results: The mean MEWS score was 18.8 (standard deviation, 7.6). MEWS scores showed significant correlations with the CAARS Inattention/Memory Problems, Problems with Self-Concept, DSM-IV ADHD Symptoms Total, ADHD Index, and AQ scores. Higher MEWS scores were associated with greater ADHD and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in patients with ADHD.
Conclusion: Our results not only provide supporting evidence of the presence of excessive MW in adults with ADHD, but also indicate the heterogeneous nature of MW in ADHD.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2022 The Authors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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