title: [The influence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on quality of life: case reports].
abstract: Recently the concept of Quality of Life has gained increasing importance in Psychiatry. Studies focusing on how much attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders among children - affects the every day life found that children with ADHD had significantly lower Quality of Life than healthy controls or children with other psychiatric or physical disorders. In the current paper we present the case of two boys with ADHD and their families. These cases demonstrate that adequate treatment of the symptoms of ADHD can improve Quality of Life of the patients and their families, moreover, different life events can worsen the symptoms of ADHD. Professionals should ensure flexible treatment, which conforms to the above described processes.
authors: Semmelweis Egyetem, Mentális Egészségtudományok Doktori Iskola, Budapest, Hungary. judit.agnes.balazs@gmail.com.
authors: Gyöngyvér
authors: G
authors: Dallos
authors: Judit
authors: J
authors: Balázs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D011788:Quality of Life; D035781:Siblings; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008774:Methylphenidate