EPA-1353 – How children and adolescents with adhd evolve into adultwood?
| Autor: | C. Alfaiate, M. Almeida, J. Boavida, S. Nogueira, John Manuel Monteiro, T. Cartaxo, S. Domingues |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study media_common.quotation_subject Population medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Interpersonal relationship Quality of life (healthcare) Job performance Unemployment medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Young adult Psychiatry education Psychology media_common Social functioning |
| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry. 29:1 |
| ISSN: | 0924-9338 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0924-9338(14)78567-0 |
| Popis: | Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the neurobehavioral disorder most common in school-age children. It is estimated to persist into adulthood in about 65% of cases, causing significant impact on job performance, social functioning and overall quality of life. Objective Assess functional and quality of life impact in young adults diagnosed with ADHD as children/adolescent. Methods Cross-sectional study between January and March 2013 with telephone interviews to patients aged over 18 years previously diagnosed with ADHD and followed in a pediatric consultation. We analyzed sociodemographic variables, co-morbidities, performance at school/work, interpersonal relationships and risk taking activities. Statistical analysis done using SPSS. Results 40 young adults were included, the mean age 20 years. 42.5 % were still students and 20% were unemployed. About 12–18% of cases had a problematic relationship with superiors. In some cases we found risk taking habits, mainly tobacco, alcohol and drug use. A minority of them reported being evolve in some sort of crime or violence. There was no statistically significant association between that and the duration of use of medication. Only 12.5 % of cases were followed in adult psychiatry. Conclusion As described in literature, there's a high rate of unemployment and tobacco, alcohol and drug use. It is possible that this sample is not representative of the population with ADHD as doesn’t include severe cases (followed by child psychiatrists). Most patients didn’t have followup showing the importance a better transition of care from adolescence to adulthood. |
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