ArticleCNS spectrums2017
ADHD symptoms in non-treatment seeking young adults: relationship with other forms of impulsivity.
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- Emotional dysregulation as trans-nosographic psychopathological dimension in adulthood: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Transcranial photobiomodulation improves prefrontal oxygenation and impulse control in adults with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Bias by gender: exploring gender-based differences in the endorsement of ADHD symptoms and impairment among adult patients.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Sensory-processing sensitivity versus the sensory-processing theory: Convergence and divergence.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Do ADHD-impulsivity and BMI have shared polygenic and neural correlates?Molecular psychiatry · 2021Article
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- Relationship of Probable Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Severity of Psychopathology and Impulsivity in a Sample of Male Patients with Opioid Use Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2018Article
- A survey of adult referrals to specialist attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder clinics in Canada.International journal of general medicine · 2018Article
- Relationships of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with defense styles and harm avoidance among male inpatients with alcohol use disorder.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been associated with various manifestations of impulsivity in adults, including elevated rates of other impulsive disorders, substance use, questionnaire-based impulsivity scores, and inhibitory dysregulation on neurocognitive tests. The relationship between ADHD and all these other forms of impulsivity has yet to be explored within the context of a single comprehensive study.
methodsA total of 423 young adults, who gambled ≥5 times in the preceding year, were recruited using media advertisements and undertook detailed assessment including structured psychiatric interview, questionnaires, and neurocognitive tests. Participants with ADHD symptoms were identified using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener (ASRS-V1.1) and were compared to controls using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
resultsADHD symptoms were found in 20.3% of the sample, but only 7.3% of these subjects had ever received a formal diagnosis. ADHD symptoms were associated with significantly lower quality of life, lower self-esteem, higher emotional dysregulation, higher impulsivity questionnaire scores, more problematic Internet use, greater occurrence of psychiatric disorders, and impaired stop-signal reaction times. Of these variables, stop-signal reaction times and Barratt attentional impulsiveness were the strongest predictors of group classification.
conclusionsADHD symptoms are common and under-diagnosed in young adults who gamble, and are most strongly linked with certain other types of impulsivity (questionnaire- and cognitive-based measures) and with emotional dysregulation, suggesting that these are each important considerations in understanding the pathophysiology of the disorder, but also potential treatment targets. It is necessary to question whether treatment for adult ADHD could be enhanced by considering self-esteem, emotional reactivity, and impaired inhibitory control as specific treatment targets, in addition to the core diagnostic symptoms of the disorder.
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