Making a diagnosis of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This paper describes the diagnosis of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a 26-year-old female. Adult ADHD is being increasingly acknowledged as a cause of psychiatric morbidity particularly since the diagnosis is frequently missed in childhood. Greater recognition of this disorder is important because it can be a cause of low productivity and employment disruption as well as a risk factor for other psychiatric problems such as substance abuse and mood disorders.
Hutchinson
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Psychiatry Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. gah@tstt.net.tt
D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans