ArticleThe primary care companion for CNS disorders2014
Underdiagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adult patients: a review of the literature.
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152 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 259 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review.Journal of attention disorders · 2023Pooled it
- QbTest for Monitoring Medication Treatment Response in ADHD: A Systematic Review.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2023Pooled it
- Risk of neurodegenerative disease or dementia in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Overlaps and distinctions between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in young adulthood: Systematic review and guiding framework for EEG-imaging research.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation of prefrontal cortex deep transcranial magnetic stimulation efficacy in adults with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder: A double blind, randomized clinical trial.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2021Trial
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- Understanding antidepressant change patterns in the UK Biobank.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Stimulant Medication on Gray Matter and White Matter Indices in Healthy Controls and Adults With ADHD.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Vipr2 Gene Expression Is Upregulated in the Nucleus Accumbens of Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats During Early Life.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
- Psychometric Assessment of the Arabic Translation of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Version 1.1 6-Question Screener.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026Article
- "Controlled by Female Hormones": A Qualitative Interview Study of Swedish Women's Experiences of Gender-Specific Aspects of Life With ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2026Article
- The mediating role of anxiety and depression symptoms in the relationship between ADHD symptoms and polysubstance use among French university students: the i-share study.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in chronic pain: a study in Japanese pain centers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo raise awareness of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as an underdiagnosed, undertreated, often comorbid, and debilitating condition in adults. DATA SOURCES: PubMed was searched using combinations of keywords, including ADHD, adult, diagnosis, identify, prevalence, and comorbid, to find articles published between 1976 and 2013. STUDY SELECTION: In total, 99 articles were selected for inclusion on the basis of their relevance to the objective and importance to and representation of ADHD research, including international guidelines for adults with ADHD.
resultsIn a large proportion of children with ADHD, symptoms persist into adulthood. However, although adults with ADHD often experience chaotic lifestyles, with impaired educational and vocational achievement and higher risks of substance abuse and imprisonment, many remain undiagnosed and/or untreated. ADHD is usually accompanied by other psychiatric comorbidities (such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and alcohol abuse). Indeed, adults with ADHD are more likely to present to a psychiatric clinic for treatment of their comorbid disorders than for ADHD, and their ADHD symptoms are often mistaken for those of their comorbidities. Untreated ADHD in adults with psychiatric comorbidities leads to poor clinical and functional outcomes for the patient even if comorbidities are treated. Effective treatment of adults' ADHD improves symptoms, emotional lability, and patient functioning, often leading to favorable outcomes (eg, safer driving, reduced criminality). A few medications have now been approved for use in adults with ADHD, while a multimodal approach involving psychotherapy has also shown promising results. Conclusions General psychiatrists should familiarize themselves with the symptoms of ADHD in adults in order to diagnose and manage ADHD and comorbidities appropriately in these patients.
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