Top Research Papers on ADHD

Assessment of the association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the age of onset of psychoactive substance use disorders (PSUD) in adults with ADHD confirmed and extended previous findings documenting important associations between PSUD and psychiatric comorbidity including persistent ADHD.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the neurobehavioral correlates of sleep patterns in boys diagnosed with ADHD and no reported breathing problems and to extend previously published research findings by relying on a sample that comprised nonmedicated children who met the diagnosis for ADHD and had no reported Breathing problem.

Brief screenings for ADHD, other psychiatric disorders and sexual risk behaviors can provide data for tailoring substance abuse services to improve adolescent health outcomes for high-risk subgroups.

The primary purpose of this research was to survey school psychologists to investigate their training and current assessment practices for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the schools. The survey consisted of 38 questions regarding participant characteristics and three main areas relevant to ADHD: (a) training, (b) caseloads/referral patterns, and (c) assessment. The respondents reported receiving adequate training in the assessment of ADHD, with doctorate-level psychologists self-reporting being better trained than nondoctorate psychologists. Results confirmed a substantial ...

Behavioural genetic studies indicate that ADHD is significantly familial, and that this familiality is primarily due to genetic influences, and non-shared environmental factors specific to the individual account for significant vari-ance in ADHD.

The principal results support the study's hypothesis and show a significant baseline difference between the nocturnal motor movements of the ADHD children and those of the control children.

Overall, anxiety symptoms appear to be associated with college students' self-reported executive functioning deficits above and beyond relationships with ADHD symptomatology, and those with ADHD and anxiety appear to show increased difficulties with self-regulation of emotion and self-organization/problem solving, a domain which appears to overlap substantially with working memory.

The outcomes suggest that ADHD is being underestimated as a comorbid disorder of ASD, which may have implications on treatment and interventions for children and adolescents who have a diagnosis of both ASD and ADHD.

No differences in activity level were observed between the inhibition and noninhibition experimental tasks for either group, indicating that activity level was primarily associated with basic attentional rather than behavioral inhibition processes.

A comprehensive understanding of ADHD mandates multiple levels of analysis-spanning genes, neurotransmission, brain pathways, individual skill levels, family socialization, peer relationships, and educational and cultural forces-which must be integrated and synthesized to surpass reductionist accounts, reduce stigma, and maximize the impact of prevention- and intervention-related efforts.

The concept of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children presents conceptually controversial and practical challenges on several levels. These include the theoretical basis of the disorder, its manifestations in everyday life and identification and assessment procedures. The field has attracted considerable attention from professionals in the areas of education, psychology and health. One of the major areas where ADHD behaviours can present problems is in school settings. The present research derives from, and addresses, English educational perspectives and practices, base...

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Overall, the CE and PH storage/rehearsal processes of adults with ADHD were both significantly impaired relative to those of the healthy control adults; however, the magnitude of the CE effect size was much smaller compared to previous studies of children with the disorder.

The study shows that other disorders are equally or potentially more disabling than ADHD in terms of labor market outcomes, mental health policies should be reoriented to prevent policies targeting ADHD from crowding out those for other mental disorders.

The childhood onset of the symptom of inattention, often presented along with the symptoms of hyperactivity and/or impulsivity, occurring with severity beyond what is developmentally appropriate, has for decades been a sufficient basis for a psychological or psychiatric diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Differences in requirements of symptom severity, symptom combinations, and onset and maturational course of presentation of symptoms has resulted in marked differences in diagnostic prevalence and medical treatment of this group of...

There is preliminary evidence that ADHD is more common in this population than among the non-learning-disabled population, and indeed that rates of hyperactivity increase with increasing severity of learning disability.

Applying scale like Vanderbilt scale for assessing the presence of ADHD in BECT patients is a good initial screening scale followed by proper psychiatric evaluation and patient with BECT should be routinely screened for ADHD.

Developing basic mathematics skills for all children especially those who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and math disability is not easy. And the sudden shift from face-to-face classes to online instructional delivery due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge to them. Hence, this qualitative descriptive-exploratory case study was undertaken to explore the response of a learner with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) with impairment in mathematics towards a synchronous online Orton-Gillin...

The search for relief of ADHD symptoms ought to be based on organic treatments, other specific treatments using medications or neurofeedbacks, as well as behavior therapies.

In this study the authors aim to establish the proportion of personality disordered patients that meet screening criteria for adult ADHD, and examine whether they are more disruptive and present with greater behavioural problems in hospital compared with a Non-ADHD Symptomatic personality disordered group. ADHD symptomology was assessed using two screening measures: (1) the Wender-Utah Rating Scale (WURS) measuring childhood symptoms, and (2) the DSM-IV Checklist of Symptoms measuring symptoms in adulthood. Behavioural problems were examined by a specially designed questionnaire administered t...