ArticleSaudi medical journal2024
Prevalence of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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- Systematic review on prevalence of ADHD, possible ADHD or ADHD symptoms in medical students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnosis and Prescribing Patterns of Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Self-reported ADHD symptoms among pharmacy students: prevalence of positive ADHD symptom screening, academic correlates, and implications for educational support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Screening of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its associated factors among medical university students in Lebanon: A multicenter cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and associated factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms among Palestinian university students.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Unmasking the Hidden Struggle Behind the White Coat: Screening Adult ADHD Symptoms Among Medical Students at the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (2025).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of adult ADHD among surgical trainees: a cross-sectional study from a Turkish University Hospital.BMC medical education · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine and compare the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among male and female medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and evaluate the effect of ADHD on the academic performance of the affected medical students.
methodsThis cross-sectional study measured the prevalence of adult ADHD symptoms among medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. A total of 354 Saudi medical students from King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, participated in a self-reported questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed on different social media platforms from December 2021 to April 2022.
resultsAmong the study participants, 26% exhibited symptoms highly consistent with adult ADHD. Young age (<20 years,
conclusionThe study demonstrated a higher prevalence of adult ADHD among medical students in the Eastern Province than the reported rates locally and globally. This could be attributed to social and cultural factors, as well as the chosen method for assessing the symptoms of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual items.
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