ADHD

Adult Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)



Adult Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Introduction

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the name given to a group of behaviors found in many children and adults. People with ADHD are hyperactive or distracted most of the time. Even when they try to concentrate, they have a difficulty in paying attention. Adult People with ADHD have difficulty organizing things, listening to instructions, remembering details and controlling their behavior. Therefore, people with ADHD often have trouble getting along with others at home, at school or at work. 

The attention deficit disorder, is a disorder that occurs most often in children, and this has negative impact on school performance. Appears more frequently in boys than in girls, and having a percentage of 20 to 30% retention in the adult stage.There are three main types of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), inattentive type, the hyperactive /impulsive and combined type (there are discussions about the compatibility of the inattentive type and hyperactive). This disorder occurs more frequently in boys than in girls, a ratio of three to one. Although the variety inattentive, predominantly girls, and the other two children.

The ADHD, usually present comorbidity (coexistence within an individual of a disorder induced by psychoactive substance use and mental disorder) with other neuropsychiatric disorders.  Between 50 and 70% of patients diagnosed with ADHD, presents problems of social adjustment and or psychiatric problems in adolescence and young adulthood, although 20-30%, continues to suffer from this condition during adulthood. The high incidence of this disease, making it the syndromes that affect performance of adults and children. It is important to analyze the risk factors and cognitive strategies of those affected by ADHD.

Discussion

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuropsychological disorders in childhood and adolescence. It is now commonly accepted, in contrast to previous belief that ADHD often persists into adulthood. The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) estimates a 3% adult prevalence of ADHD versus about 7% in childhood. Thus one might conclude that about half the children with ADHD continue to experience those symptoms into adulthood. Some analysis of research data indicate, however; that 86% of those adults diagnosable with ADHD are also diagnosable with either unipolar major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder. This leaves us with two possibilities: Either almost all patients with adult ADHD also have mood disorders owing to the fact that they have very bad luck (or that these illnesses are always “comorbid”), or there is no such thing as adult ADHD. One should not diagnose ADHD in the presence of active mood disorder. Thus the co-occurrence of the two should be interpreted as merely mood disorders with cognitive symptoms (i.e., concentration impairment in depression and distractibility in mania) unless proven otherwise. Unfortunately, many psychiatrists assume the reverse. They tend to always diagnose ADHD if any cognitive impairment with concentration is present. (American Psychiatric Association, 2000)

If two sets of symptoms overlap 86% of the time, it does not make sense to me to persist in viewing those symptoms as separate, as opposed to one ...