ArticlePrimary care companion to the Journal of clinical psychiatry2010
Challenges in identifying and managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults in the primary care setting: a review of the literature.
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- Systematic review on prevalence of ADHD, possible ADHD or ADHD symptoms in medical students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Adherence, frequency, and long-term follow-up of video game-based treatments in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Video games for the assessment and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Cognitive characterization of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by domains: a systematic review.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2021Pooled it
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- Amphetamines: a current epidemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Machine learning-enabled detection of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with multimodal physiological data: a case-control study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Observational
- Cognitive functioning in adult psychiatric patients with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Predictors of probable attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment visiting a memory clinic.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2023Article
- Empowering Future Psychiatrists to Evaluate and Treat Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2023Article
- ADHD and Neurodegenerative Disease Risk: A Critical Examination of the Evidence.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Review
- Predicting Use of Medications for Children with ADHD: The Contribution of Parent Social Cognitions.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2020Article
- Comparison of Quality of Life, Productivity, Functioning and Self-Esteem in Adults Diagnosed With ADHD and With Symptomatic ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2020Article
- Adult ADHD: Risk Factor for Dementia or Phenotypic Mimic?Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2017Article
- DRD4 Gene Polymorphisms as a Risk Factor for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Iranian Population.International scholarly research notices · 2017Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During Adolescence in the Primary Care Setting: A Concise Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Review
- Adult attention-deficit Hyperactivity disorder: From clinical reality toward conceptual clarity.Industrial psychiatry journalReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine how to screen for and establish a correct diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and to identify the outcomes associated with untreated ADHD. DATA SOURCES: PubMed was searched using the key words ADHD, adult, diagnosis, and primary care from the years 1999 to 2009. STUDY SELECTION: This search produced 50 publications. DATA EXTRACTION: Publications were screened for data specific to the diagnosis or management of adult patients with ADHD in the primary care setting. DATA SYNTHESIS: The estimated prevalence of ADHD in adults throughout the United States is 4.4% or approximately 10 million adults. Adults with ADHD by definition must experience impairment from the symptoms of ADHD in at least 2 areas of their life. Despite significant impairment, only 1 in 10 adults with ADHD have received ADHD treatment within the past year. Given the high rates of undertreatment, primary care physicians, who provide much of the general adult mental health care in the United States, are increasingly charged with making the diagnosis of ADHD in adults. ADHD symptoms are often masked by comorbid psychiatric conditions or patient adaptations such as choice of occupation. One of the ADHD assessment tools, a short 6-item screener, can simplify identification and management of ADHD in adults and help identify which patients may require further evaluation.
conclusionsPrimary care physicians should consult with other members of the health care community such as psychiatrists and psychologists when necessary, but should also develop a level of comfort with diagnosing and treating ADHD.
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