ArticleBMJ open2018
Comorbid psychiatric disorders in a clinical sample of adults with ADHD, and associations with education, work and social characteristics: a cross-sectional study.
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- The Relationship Between Social Anxiety Disorder and ADHD in Adolescents and Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Negative Affectivity and Emotion Dysregulation as Mediators between ADHD and Disordered Eating: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Shared genetic background between children and adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2020Pooled it
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- Mobile health (mHealth) apps for ADHD: A systematic review of app quality and positive technology features.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Review
- An analysis of prescribing data in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder for adolescents and adults in Scotland.BJPsych open · 2024Article
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- The Mediating Roles of Mental Health and Substance Use on Suicidal Behavior Among Undergraduate Students With ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2022Article
- Reasons for treatment changes in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a chart review study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Association Between Pharmacological Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Long-term Unemployment Among Working-Age Individuals in Sweden.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Predictors of Nutritional Status, Depression, Internet Addiction, Facebook Addiction, and Tobacco Smoking Among Women With Eating Disorders in Spain.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Traits inPsychiatry journal · 2021Article
- In Quest of Pathognomonic/Endophenotypic Markers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Potential of EEG-Based Frequency Analysis and ERPs to Better Detect, Prevent and Manage ADHD.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
- Recommendations and future directions for supervised machine learning in psychiatry.Translational psychiatry · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesAdults with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) report high rates of comorbid disorders, educational and occupational failure, and family instability. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in a clinical population of adults with ADHD and to examine associations between educational level, work participation, social characteristics and the rates of psychiatric comorbidity.
methodsOut of 796 patients diagnosed with ADHD in a specialised outpatient clinic in Oslo, Norway, 548 (68%) agreed to participate in this cross-sectional study: 277 women and 271 men. ADHD was diagnosed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria. Comorbid disorders were diagnosed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview.
resultsIn this clinical sample, 53.5% had at least one current comorbid psychiatric disorder. The most prevalent disorders were major depression, substance use disorders and social phobia. Women had more eating disorders than men, whereas men had more alcohol and substance use disorders. Education above high school level (>12 years) and work participation were associated with lower rates of comorbid disorders (adjusted ORs 0.52 and 0.63, respectively). Gender, age, marital status, living with children or living in a city were not associated with comorbidity.
conclusionsAdult ADHD is associated with high rates of comorbid psychiatric disorders, irrespective of gender and age. It appears that higher education and work participation are related to lower probability of comorbidity.
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