Top adhd Articles in Psychiatry

Screening and Imputed Prevalence of ADHD in Adult Patients with Comorbid Substance Use Disorder at a Residential Treatment Facility
Postgraduate Medicine, 10/05/2009

Adler LA et al. – The positive predictive value (PPV) for the Adult ADHD Self Report Scale (ASRS) v 1.1 Screener for adult ADHD in this sample of adults with substance ... that observed in the community–based sample. The imputed prevalence rate for comorbid ADHD in this study of adults with SUD in a RTF was similar to, but slightly lower than the prevalence rate of ADHD in patients with any SUD observed in the community–based sample. [more...]

Multicenter Analysis of the SLC6A3/DAT1 VNTR Haplotype in Persistent ADHD Suggests Differential Involvement of the Gene in Childhood and Persistent ADHD
Neuropsychopharmacology, 11/16/2009

Franke B et al. – A differential association of DAT1 with ADHD in children and in adults might help explain the inconsistencies observed in ... DAT1 has a modulatory rather than causative role in ADHD. [more...]

Incremental Employee Health Benefit Costs, Absence Days, and Turnover Among Employees With ADHD and Among Employees With Children With ADHD
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10/29/2009

Kleinman NL et al. – Employees with ADHD and those caring for children with ADHD are associated with a significantly higher burden in employer–relevant [more...]

Sleep disorders in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) recorded overnight by video-polysomnography
Sleep Medicine, 11/16/2009

Silvestri R et al. – This study underlines the opportunity to propose and promote the inclusion of sleep studies, possibly by video–PSG, as part of the diagnostic screening for ADHD. This strategy could address ... treatment of different specific ADHD phenotypic expressions that might be relevant to children’s symptoms and contribute to ADHD severity. [more...]

Reduced Capacity in a Dichotic Memory Test for Adult Patients With ADHD
Journal of Attention Disorders, 10/01/2009

Dige N et al. – The ADHD participants showed significant impairment in the dichotic memory test compared with control participants when controlled for age, sex, and education. Study findings reveal that there is no difference in subdivision in the three ADHD subgroups of ... discriminant analysis shows an overall classification rate of 78% and specific in ADHD 80%. [more...]

HRQL and medication satisfaction in children with ADHD treated with the methylphenidate transdermal system
Current Medical Research and Opinion, 10/27/2009

Manos M et al. – MTS treatment of ADHD was associated with robust improvement in child and family HRQL, key economic impact items, and overall medication satisfaction with the effectiveness and ease of use of MTS as an ADHD [more...]

Co-morbidity and patterns of care in stimulant-treated children with ADHD in the Netherlands
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 11/10/2009

Faber A et al. – Stimulant–treated youths with ADHD and psychiatric co–morbidity received more psychosocial interventions and psychotropic co–medication than children with ADHD–only. The type of psychosocial [more...]

Sex Differences in the Functional Neuroanatomy of Working Memory in Adults With ADHD
American Journal of Psychiatry, 11/06/2009

Valera EM et al. – Male but not female adults with ADHD showed significantly altered patterns of neural activity during a verbal working memory task. Men and women showed different associations between neural activity and ADHD symptoms. [more...]

Amygdala reduction in patients with ADHD compared with major depression and healthy volunteers
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 11/03/2009

Frodl T et al. – The study supports findings that the amygdala plays an important role in the systemic brain pathophysiology of ADHD. Whether patients with ADHD and larger amygdala volumes are more [more...]

Order of Conners' CPT-II Administration Within a Cognitive Test Battery Influences ADHD Indices
Journal of Attention Disorders, 10/19/2009

Erdodi LA et al. – If the CPT–II is administered later in a sequence of tests, it is more likely to yield scores in the impaired range. Order effects are more pronounced in individuals diagnosed with ADHD. Recommendations include the ... administration sequence, further research to investigate the nature of order effects, and a strategic use of order effects in ADHD assessment. [more...]