title: Common comorbidities seen in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: This article provides an overview of key research on significant comorbidities that occur among adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, including disruptive behaviors. Such comorbidities include oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder, as well as depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, suicidality, eating disorders, sleep disorders, learning disabilities, Internet "addiction," tic disorders, new-onset pediatric epilepsy, and celiac disease.
authors.affiliation: Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine, 441 South Livernois, Suite 205, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, USA. jyoung@rcbm.net
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants