| Autor: |
M, Vegt, J H M, Tulen, H R, van Tuijl, C W, Twigt, M W, Hengeveld |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie. 49(5) |
| ISSN: |
0303-7339 |
| Popis: |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has always been classified as a psychiatric disorder of childhood. Very little research has been done into the nature of adult ADHD.To obtain insight into the clinical profile of a group of adults referred to an outpatient clinic for diagnostic assessment of ADHD.A group of 225 adults diagnosed with ADHD were studied and compared with 101 adults who had been referred to the same outpatient clinic but had been given a different diagnosis. All referred patients were diagnosed according to dsm-iv criteria for ADHD and underwent neuropsychological tests.The diagnosis of ADHD was confirmed in 69% of the patients. In the ADHD group 72% were male and the average age was 32. Half of these patients had a co-morbid disorder. The 2 groups did not differ in psychopathology but the ADHD group used nicotine and alcohol more frequently. Neuropsychological tests revealed more signs of subjective distractibility in the non-ADHD group, whereas in the objective tests it was the ADHD group who gave a poorer performance.This study describes the clinical profile of a group of adults referred to an outpatient clinic for ADHD. The ADHD group differed from the non-ADHD group in a number of demographical, psychiatric and neuropsychological parameters. |
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