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ArticlePloS one2019

Psychiatric comorbid patterns in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Treatment effect and subtypes.

Fang-Ju Tsai, Wan-Ling Tseng, Li-Kuang Yang, Susan Shur-Fen Gau

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: evidence base, uncertainties and controversies.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025
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  2. Patient stratification reveals the molecular basis of disease co-occurrences.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  3. Sex differences in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population-based study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fang-Ju TsaiDepartment of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wan-Ling TsengEmotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Heath, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Sevices, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Li-Kuang YangDepartment of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Susan Shur-Fen GauDepartment of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2718-8221
National Taiwan University · TWNational Institutes of Health · USTri-Service General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychiatric comorbidities are common in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this study, we sought to evaluate the effects of medication and childhood ADHD subtypes on psychiatric comorbidities among adults with ADHD as compared to healthy adult controls. We assessed 121 drug-naïve adults with ADHD, 93 treated adults with ADHD, and 145 healthy controls (age 18-36 years) using semi-structured psychiatric interviews, intelligence tests, and medical records. Drug-naïve adults with ADHD had more comorbidities than treated adults with ADHD and controls. Childhood ADHD-combined subtype, relative to ADHD-inattentive subtype, was associated with higher risks of comorbidities. Current medication treatment was associate with a higher risk for anxiety disorders, and longer treatment duration was associated with lower risks of mood disorders and sleep disorders. Our results indicate that no medication treatment, short treatment duration, and childhood ADHD-combined subtype are associated with increased risks for psychiatric comorbidities among adults with ADHD.

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AdolescentAdultAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMood DisordersNeuropsychological TestsSleep Wake DisordersYoung Adult

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PMID30730956
PMCPMC6366698
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