Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment?
Objective: To analyze sex differences among adult, never-treated patients referred for central stimulant treatment of ADHD. Method: Data for 600 consecutive patients from northern Norway referred for evaluation by an expert team during 7 years were analyzed. General background information, diagnosti...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:38ad14cb-f65c-4e85-ab96-12015b44fa33 2023-05-15T17:43:28+02:00 Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? Rasmussen, Kirsten Levander, Sten 2009 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1601029 https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708314621 eng eng SAGE Publications https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1601029 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054708314621 wos:000276690000007 scopus:57849123656 pmid:18367759 Journal of Attention Disorders; 12(4), pp 353-360 (2009) ISSN: 1557-1246 Psychiatry comorbidity symptoms gender adult ADHD AD/HD work abuse criminality contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2009 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708314621 2023-02-01T23:32:49Z Objective: To analyze sex differences among adult, never-treated patients referred for central stimulant treatment of ADHD. Method: Data for 600 consecutive patients from northern Norway referred for evaluation by an expert team during 7 years were analyzed. General background information, diagnostic and social history, and symptom profiles were compared between previously never-treated men and women. Results: The sex ratio was skewed. Of the previously untreated patients, more than 20% fell outside society's ordinary vocational activities or social benefit system. Most patients had the combined form, one third the inattentive type, and only 2% the hyperactive/impulsive subtype. Abuse and criminality were more common among men, and affective, eating, and somatization disorders were more common among women. Otherwise few sex differences were found. Conclusion: AD/HD symptom intensity and subtypes did not differ between the sexes and was to age. Symptom intensity was linked with criminality, abuse, and other psychiatric problems, differentially for two sexes. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 12(4) 353-360) Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Lund University Publications (LUP) Norway Journal of Attention Disorders 12 4 353 360 |
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Objective: To analyze sex differences among adult, never-treated patients referred for central stimulant treatment of ADHD. Method: Data for 600 consecutive patients from northern Norway referred for evaluation by an expert team during 7 years were analyzed. General background information, diagnostic and social history, and symptom profiles were compared between previously never-treated men and women. Results: The sex ratio was skewed. Of the previously untreated patients, more than 20% fell outside society's ordinary vocational activities or social benefit system. Most patients had the combined form, one third the inattentive type, and only 2% the hyperactive/impulsive subtype. Abuse and criminality were more common among men, and affective, eating, and somatization disorders were more common among women. Otherwise few sex differences were found. Conclusion: AD/HD symptom intensity and subtypes did not differ between the sexes and was to age. Symptom intensity was linked with criminality, abuse, and other psychiatric problems, differentially for two sexes. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 12(4) 353-360) |
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Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? |
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Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? |
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Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? |
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Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? |
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Untreated ADHD in Adults Are There Sex Differences in Symptoms, Comorbidity, and Impairment? |
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