title: Screening for ADHD in an adult social phobia sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent studies have suggested a link between a primary anxiety disorder and ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 39 participants with a primary diagnosis of social phobia were compared with 178 patients with ADHD and 88 patients with other psychiatric disorders on measures for childhood and adult ADHD (the Wender Utah Rating Scale and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Childhood symptoms of ADHD were reported by 7.8% of the social phobia participants, and 5.1% scored within the range of adult ADHD. The social phobia group reported significantly fewer ADHD symptoms than both of the comparison groups, who frequently reported social anxiety.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants with social phobia recruited from the general population are less likely to suffer from ADHD. In contrast, patients with ADHD and patients with other psychiatric disorders appear to be likely to suffer from social anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Frecati Hagvag 8, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden. ewa.mortberg@psychology.su.se
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mörtberg
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tilfors
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bejerot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index