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Emotional lability, comorbidity and impairment in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Affect Disord 2013; 147:80-6. [PMID: 23218897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently report emotional lability (EL). However, it is not known whether EL may be accounted for by comorbid psychiatric conditions or symptoms. This study evaluates the influence of comorbid clinical symptoms on EL, and investigates the relationship between EL and impairment. METHODS Over 500 consecutive male adult referrals at the ADHD Clinic for adults at the South London and Maudsley Hospital (U.K) were screened. 41 individuals with ADHD without comorbidity, current medication or frequent substance were identified, and compared with 47 matched healthy male control participants. Measures included IQ, clinical interview and self-reported ADHD symptoms, EL, impairment and antisocial behaviour. RESULTS ADHD participants reported elevated EL, showing good case-control differentiation in receiver operating curve analysis. EL was most strongly predicted by hyperactivity-impulsivity rather than subsyndromal comorbid symptoms, and contributed independently to impairment in daily life. LIMITATIONS Results may not generalise to children with ADHD, or many adults with ADHD, who are frequently affected by comorbid psychiatric conditions and substance use disorders. CONCLUSIONS EL in adults with ADHD appears to be primarily associated with ADHD itself rather than comorbid conditions, and helps to explain some of the impairments not accounted for by classical features of the disorder. Results indicate that adults presenting with long-term problems with EL should routinely be screened for the presence of ADHD.
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Elbin RJ, Kontos AP, Kegel N, Johnson E, Burkhart S, Schatz P. Individual and Combined Effects of LD and ADHD on Computerized Neurocognitive Concussion Test Performance: Evidence for Separate Norms. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2013; 28:476-84. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Udal AH, Øygarden B, Egeland J, Malt UF, Løvdahl H, Pripp AH, Grøholt B. Executive deficits in early onset bipolar disorder versus ADHD: impact of processing speed and lifetime psychosis. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2013; 18:284-99. [PMID: 22977268 DOI: 10.1177/1359104512455181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Executive deficits are reported in both early onset bipolar disorder (BD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and controversies regarding comorbidity and symptom overlap have complicated the research on executive function in BD. Reports of the negative impact of executive difficulties on academic functioning indicate a need for a greater focus on executive difficulties in early onset psychiatric disorders. Executive function and processing speed in youths with BD (n = 4), ADHD (n = 26) and BD + ADHD (n = 13) were compared with controls (n = 69). All clinical groups demonstrated executive impairment. The combined group was most impaired. There were no significant differences between the groups. Executive deficit in the BD group was associated with a history of psychotic symptoms. The BD-nonpsychotic group was impaired only with regard to processing speed. Processing speed adjustment improved working memory and normalized interference control in both BD and ADHD. CONCLUSION executive deficits in BD may be determined by a history of psychotic symptoms rather than by comorbid ADHD. Some aspects of executive problems appear speed-related.
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Retz W, Stieglitz RD, Corbisiero S, Retz-Junginger P, Rösler M. Emotional dysregulation in adult ADHD: What is the empirical evidence? Expert Rev Neurother 2013; 12:1241-51. [PMID: 23082740 DOI: 10.1586/ern.12.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There is an ongoing discussion whether symptoms of emotional dysregulation should be added to the conceptualization of ADHD in order to describe the psychopathology of ADHD more precisely, at least in adult patients. Symptoms of emotional dysregulation are well defined and seem to be distinct factors of the psychopathology of adult ADHD. Assessment of this psychopathological dimension has shown sufficient reliability and validity. Empirical studies have confirmed a high prevalence of this psychopathological feature in adults with ADHD that compares to the frequency of the ADHD core symptoms, inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Evidence is given that emotional dysregulation has an independent effect on social problems associated with ADHD in adult life. Moreover, pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions help to ameliorate emotional dysregulation together with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Thus, there is growing evidence that emotional dysregulation might be recognized as a core feature of ADHD.
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- Wolfgang Retz
- Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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McCarthy S, Wilton L, Murray M, Hodgkins P, Asherson P, Wong ICK. Management of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in UK primary care: a survey of general practitioners. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013; 11:22. [PMID: 23432851 PMCID: PMC3598717 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Compared to existing literature on childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), little published adult data are available, particularly outside of the United States. Using General Practitioner (GP) questionnaires from the United Kingdom, this study aimed to examine a number of issues related to ADHD in adults, across three cohorts of patients, adults who received ADHD drug treatment in childhood/adolescence but stopped prior to adulthood; adults who received ADHD drug treatment in childhood/adolescence and continued treatment into adulthood and adults who started ADHD drug treatment in adulthood. METHODS Patients with a diagnosis of ADHD and prescribed methylphenidate, dexamfetamine or atomoxetine were identified using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN). Dates when these drugs started and stopped were used to classify patients into the three cohorts. From each cohort, 50 patients were randomly selected and questionnaires were sent via THIN to their GPs.GPs returned completed questionnaires to THIN who forwarded anonymised copies to the researchers. Datasets were analysed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Overall response rate was 89% (133/150). GPs stated that in 19 cases, the patient did not meet the criteria of that group; the number of valid questionnaires returned was 114 (76%). The following broad trends were observed: 1) GPs were not aware of the reason for treatment cessation in 43% of cases, 2) patient choice was the most common reason for discontinuation (56%), 3) 7% of patients who stopped pharmacological treatment subsequently reported experiencing ADHD symptoms, 4) 58% of patients who started pharmacological treatment for ADHD in adulthood received pharmacological treatment for other mental health conditions prior to the ADHD being diagnosed. CONCLUSION This study presents some key findings relating to ADHD; GPs were often not aware of the reason for patients stopping ADHD treatment in childhood or adolescence. Patient choice was identified as the most common reason for treatment cessation. For patients who started pharmacological treatment in adulthood, many patients received pharmacological treatment for comorbidities before a diagnosis of ADHD was made.
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- Suzanne McCarthy
- School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Pharmacy Department, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
- Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Adamou M, Arif M, Asherson P, Aw TC, Bolea B, Coghill D, Guðjónsson G, Halmøy A, Hodgkins P, Müller U, Pitts M, Trakoli A, Williams N, Young S. Occupational issues of adults with ADHD. BMC Psychiatry 2013; 13:59. [PMID: 23414364 PMCID: PMC3599848 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that persists into adulthood. Its symptoms cause impairments in a number of social domains, one of which is employment. We wish to produce a consensus statement on how ADHD affects employment. METHODS This consensus development conference statement was developed as a result of a joint international meeting held in July 2010. The consensus committee was international in scope (United Kingdom, mainland Europe, United Arab Emirates) and consisted of individuals from a broad range of backgrounds (Psychiatry, Occupational Medicine, Health Economists, Disability Advisors). The objectives of the conference were to discuss some of the occupational impairments adults with ADHD may face and how to address these problems from an inclusive perspective. Furthermore the conference looked at influencing policy and decision making at a political level to address impaired occupational functioning in adults with ADHD and fears around employing people with disabilities in general. RESULTS The consensus was that there were clear weaknesses in the current arrangements in the UK and internationally to address occupational difficulties. More so, Occupational Health was not wholly integrated and used as a means of making positive changes to the workplace, but rather as a superfluous last resort that employers tried to avoid. Furthermore the lack of cross professional collaboration on occupational functioning in adults with ADHD was a significant problem. CONCLUSIONS Future research needs to concentrate on further investigating occupational functioning in adults with ADHD and pilot exploratory initiatives and tools, leading to a better and more informed understanding of possible barriers to employment and potential schemes to put in place to address these problems.
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- Marios Adamou
- South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust Manygates Clinic, Portobello Road, WF1 5PN, Wakefield, UK.
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Trincay Medical Centre & Urgent Care, George Town, Cayman Islands
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- Division of Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells’ Hospital and Medical School, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedicine, Psychiatry, University of Bergen (UiB), Bergen, Norway
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- ADHD Service, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Independent Consultant in Occupational Medicine, Solihull, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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I know it when I quantify it: ecological momentary assessment and recurrence quantification analysis of emotion dysregulation in children with ADHD. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 5:283-94. [PMID: 23338519 DOI: 10.1007/s12402-013-0101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Two studies examined the feasibility, utility, and validity of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA) in assessing emotion dysregulation in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In Study 1, 11 parents of children with ADHD ages 8-11 completed EMA-based ratings of their children's mood three times daily for 28 days (84 ratings total) and questionnaires regarding their children's emotion dysregulation. RQA was used to quantify the temporal patterning of dysregulation of the children's mood. In Study 2, five children ages 8-11 completed EMA-based ratings of their mood three times daily for 28 days. Results supported the feasibility and validity of the parent report EMA protocol, with greater intensity, variability, and persistent patterning of variability associated with greater emotion dysregulation. Results did not support the validity of the child report protocol, as children were less likely to complete ratings when emotionally distressed and demonstrated substantial response bias.
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Landaas ET, Halmøy A, Oedegaard KJ, Fasmer OB, Haavik J. The impact of cyclothymic temperament in adult ADHD. J Affect Disord 2012; 142:241-7. [PMID: 22840630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder in children and adults. Many ADHD patients experience affective symptoms that resemble the cyclothymic temperament trait, which is suggested to be a part of the bipolar spectrum. However, the relationship between adult ADHD and cyclothymic temperament has never been systematically studied. METHODS A sample of 586 clinically diagnosed Norwegian adult ADHD patients and 721 population derived controls responded to the 21-item cyclothymic subscale of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A). Self-reported data on psychiatric symptoms, comorbidity, educational and occupational level, and known comorbidity in family members, including bipolar disorder, was also obtained. RESULTS The mean TEMPS-A scores were 13.0 for patients and 4.6 for controls (p<0.001), and 71% of the patients compared to 13% of the controls were classified as having a cyclothymic temperament (TEMPS score ≥11 points). Among ADHD patients, cyclothymic temperament was strongly associated with more childhood and adult ADHD symptoms, lower educational and occupational achievements and increased psychiatric comorbidity, including bipolar disorder (10%). In addition, 49% screened positive on the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. LIMITATIONS Although the cyclothymic TEMPS-A scale has been used in clinical settings in Norway for many years, it has not yet been officially validated. CONCLUSIONS Cyclothymic temperament is highly prevalent in adults with ADHD, and this characterises a subgroup of more psychiatrically impaired individuals, possibly reflecting an underlying affective instability with a pathophysiology closer to the bipolar spectrum disorders.
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- E T Landaas
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Skirrow C, Hosang GM, Farmer AE, Asherson P. An update on the debated association between ADHD and bipolar disorder across the lifespan. J Affect Disord 2012; 141:143-59. [PMID: 22633181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diagnostic formulations for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder (BD) both include symptoms of distractibility, psychomotor agitation and talkativeness, alongside associated emotional features (irritability and emotional lability). Treatment studies suggest the importance of accurate delineation of ADHD and BD. However, boundaries between the two disorders are blurred by the introduction of broader conceptualisations of BD. This review attempts to elucidate whether associations between ADHD and BD are likely to be driven by superficial symptomatological similarities or by a more meaningful etiological relationship between the disorders. This is achieved by outlining findings on comorbidity, temporal progression of the disorders, familial co-variation, and neurobiology in ADHD and BD across the lifespan. Longitudinal studies fail to consistently show developmental trajectories between ADHD and BD. Comparative research investigating neurobiology is in its infancy, and although some similarities are seen between ADHD and BD, studies also emphasise differences between the two disorders. However, comorbidity and family studies appear to show that the two disorders occur together and aggregate in families at higher than expected rates. Furthermore close inspection of results from population studies reveals heightened co-occurrence of ADHD and BD even in the context of high comorbidity commonly noted in psychopathology. These results point towards a meaningful association between ADHD and BD, going beyond symptomatic similarities. However, future research needs to account for heterogeneity of BD, making clear distinctions between classical episodic forms of BD, and broader conceptualisations of the disorder characterised by irritability and emotional lability, when evaluating the relationship with ADHD.
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- Caroline Skirrow
- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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Huntley Z, Maltezos S, Williams C, Morinan A, Hammon A, Ball D, Marshall EJ, Keaney F, Young S, Bolton P, Glaser K, Howe-Forbes R, Kuntsi J, Xenitidis K, Murphy D, J Asherson P. Rates of undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in London drug and alcohol detoxification units. BMC Psychiatry 2012; 12:223. [PMID: 23216993 PMCID: PMC3537519 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND ADHD is a common childhood onset mental health disorder that persists into adulthood in two-thirds of cases. One of the most prevalent and impairing comorbidities of ADHD in adults are substance use disorders. We estimate rates of ADHD in patients with substance abuse disorders and delineate impairment in the co-morbid group. METHOD Screening for ADHD followed by a research diagnostic interview in people attending in-patient drug and alcohol detoxification units. RESULTS We estimated prevalence of undiagnosed ADHD within substance use disorder in-patients in South London around 12%. Those individuals with substance use disorders and ADHD had significantly higher self-rated impairments across several domains of daily life; and higher rates of substance abuse and alcohol consumption, suicide attempts, and depression recorded in their case records. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the high rates of untreated ADHD within substance use disorder populations and the association of ADHD in such patients with greater levels of impairment. These are likely to be a source of additional impairment to patients and represent an increased burden on clinical services.
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- Zoe Huntley
- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK,Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK,Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- Addiction Unit, Maudsley Hospital, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK,Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK
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- National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London and Bethlem Addiction Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE, 5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK, SE58AF & Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berkshire, UK, RG45 7EG
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK,Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, London, WC, 2R 2LS, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK
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- Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- Behavioural Genetics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE, 58AF, UK
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, SE 58AF, UK
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Banaschewski T, Jennen-Steinmetz C, Brandeis D, Buitelaar JK, Kuntsi J, Poustka L, Sergeant JA, Sonuga-Barke EJ, Frazier-Wood AC, Albrecht B, Chen W, Uebel H, Schlotz W, van der Meere JJ, Gill M, Manor I, Miranda A, Mulas F, Oades RD, Roeyers H, Rothenberger A, Steinhausen HC, Faraone SV, Asherson P. Neuropsychological correlates of emotional lability in children with ADHD. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2012; 53:1139-48. [PMID: 22882111 PMCID: PMC3472099 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02596.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emotional lability (EL) is commonly seen in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The reasons for this association remain currently unknown. To address this question, we examined the relationship between ADHD and EL symptoms, and performance on a range of neuropsychological tasks to clarify whether EL symptoms are predicted by particular cognitive and/or motivational dysfunctions and whether these associations are mediated by the presence of ADHD symptoms. METHODS A large multi-site sample of 424 carefully diagnosed ADHD cases and 564 unaffected siblings and controls aged 6-18 years performed a broad neuropsychological test battery, including a Go/No-Go Task, a warned four-choice Reaction Time task, the Maudsley Index of Childhood Delay Aversion and Digit span backwards. Neuropsychological variables were aggregated as indices of processing speed, response variability, executive functions, choice impulsivity and the influence of energetic and/or motivational factors. EL and ADHD symptoms were regressed on each neuropsychological variable in separate analyses controlling for age, gender and IQ, and, in subsequent regression analyses, for ADHD and EL symptoms respectively. RESULTS Neuropsychological variables significantly predicted ADHD and EL symptoms with moderate-to-low regression coefficients. However, the association between neuropsychological parameters on EL disappeared entirely when the effect of ADHD symptoms was taken into account, revealing that the association between the neuropsychological performance measures and EL is completely mediated statistically by variations in ADHD symptoms. Conversely, neuropsychological effects on ADHD symptoms remained after EL symptom severity was taken into account. CONCLUSIONS The neuropsychological parameters examined, herein, predict ADHD more strongly than EL. They cannot explain EL symptoms beyond what is already accounted for by ADHD symptom severity. The association between EL and ADHD cannot be explained by these cognitive or motivational deficits. Alternative mechanisms, including overlapping genetic influences (pleiotropic effects) and/or alternative neuropsychological processes need to be considered.
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- Tobias Banaschewski
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Germany,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- King’s College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Developmental Brain Behaviour Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK,Department of Clinical & Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, Germany
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- Developmental Brain Behaviour Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- ADHD Unit, Geha Mental Health Centre, Petach-Tiqva, Israel
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Neuropediatrics Unit, La Fé University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zürich, Switzerland,Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology, Institute of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland,Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Departments of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience and Physiology. SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
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- King’s College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Hantouche E, Perugi G. Should cyclothymia be considered as a specific and distinct bipolar disorder? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.2217/npy.12.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The negative impact of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on occupational health in adults and adolescents. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2012; 85:837-47. [PMID: 22752312 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0794-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To review the negative effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence and adulthood on work productivity and occupational health. METHODS A review of the MEDLINE database was carried out to identify direct and indirect effects of ADHD on work, employment and occupational health. RESULTS ADHD is associated with higher levels of unemployment versus controls. Adults with ADHD who are employed experience workplace impairment and reduced productivity, as well as behavioural issues such as irritability and low frustration tolerance. Adults with ADHD are also at increased risk of accidents, trauma and workplace injuries, particularly traffic accidents. Indirect effects of ADHD on occupational health include reduced educational achievement and increased rates of substance abuse and criminality. Overall, ADHD in adults has a substantial economic impact as a result of absenteeism and lost productivity. Psychoeducation, combined with stimulant medications if necessary, is recommended as first-line treatment for adults with ADHD. Limited data available suggest that stimulant treatment can improve work productivity and efficacy, and reduce the risks associated with driving, although further studies are necessary. CONCLUSIONS ADHD can affect the ability to gain and maintain employment and to work safely and productively. As ADHD is a treatable condition, patients, employers and physicians have a role to play in ensuring optimal occupational health.
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Asherson P, Akehurst R, Kooij JJS, Huss M, Beusterien K, Sasané R, Gholizadeh S, Hodgkins P. Under diagnosis of adult ADHD: cultural influences and societal burden. J Atten Disord 2012; 16:20S-38S. [PMID: 22377849 DOI: 10.1177/1087054711435360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the literature focusing on cultural influences in the diagnosis of adult ADHD and respective societal burden. METHOD A review of the literature over the past 10 years was performed using OVID. RESULTS Although numerous articles focused on diagnosis and burden of adult ADHD, few focused on cultural factors influencing diagnosis. Like other mental health disorders, cultural and social perspectives contribute to our understanding of adult ADHD and may play a significant role in the diagnosis and varying acceptance of the condition. Moreover, adults with ADHD may underestimate the impact of ADHD symptoms, and in many cases have learned to compensate for ADHD related impairments by choosing lifestyles that help compensate for symptoms. Some adults with ADHD may appear to function well, however they may expend excessive amounts of energy to overcome impairments; and they may be distressed by ongoing symptoms such as restlessness, mood instability and low self-esteem. Research shows that ADHD can be detrimental to many areas of life including work, daily activities, social and family relationships and psychological and physical well-being. Patient-reported impairments in productivity due to poor time management, procrastination, and distractibility can translate into significant indirect costs and decreased quality of life. ADHD in adults is also associated with increased accidents, medical resource utilization, antisocial behaviour and drug alcohol abuse. CONCLUSION The substantial societal burden of adult ADHD highlights the importance of providing a better understanding of the factors that contribute to accurate diagnosis and of improving the low recognition of the disorder in many world regions.
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Emotion Dysregulation and Emotional Impulsivity among Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Results of a Preliminary Study. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9297-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Memory in Early Onset Bipolar Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Similarities and Differences. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2012; 40:1179-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9631-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gudjonsson GH, Sigurdsson JF, Sigfusdottir ID, Young S. An epidemiological study of ADHD symptoms among young persons and the relationship with cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and illicit drug use. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2012; 53:304-12. [PMID: 22066497 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02489.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study investigates the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and cigarette smoking, alcohol use and illicit drug use. METHOD The participants were 10,987 pupils in the final three years of their compulsory education in Iceland (ages 14-16 years). The participants completed questionnaires in class relating to anxiety, depression and antiestablishment attitudes, ADHD symptoms, smoking, alcohol consumption and illicit drug use. RESULTS Of the total sample, 5.4% met screening criteria for ADHD. Smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use were significantly related to ADHD symptoms. In addition, the number of different illicit drugs consumed was significantly higher among the ADHD symptomatic than the nonsymptomatic participants, including the illicit use of sedatives. The main distinguishing illicit drug substances were lysergic acid diethylamide (odds ratio or OR = 8.0), cocaine (OR = 7.5), mushrooms (OR = 7.1) and amphetamines (OR = 6.5). Logistic multiple regressions showed that after controlling for gender and school grade, ADHD symptoms predicted smoking, alcohol use and illicit drug use independent of anxiety, depression and antiestablishment attitudes. In addition, poly-substance use was linearly and incrementally related to ADHD symptoms with a large effect size. CONCLUSIONS The findings underscore the vulnerability of young persons with ADHD symptoms to smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use, possibly as a means of self-medication, and emphasize a need for early identification and treatment to reduce the risk of escalation.
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Neese SL, Bandara SB, Doerge DR, Helferich WG, Korol DL, Schantz SL. Effects of multiple daily genistein treatments on delayed alternation and a differential reinforcement of low rates of responding task in middle-aged rats. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2012; 34:187-95. [PMID: 21945133 PMCID: PMC3267004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The use of extracts that are highly enriched in phytoestrogens, such as genistein, has become popular to promote various aspects of healthy aging, including maintenance of cognitive function. These compounds are promoted to menopausal women as safe, natural alternatives to traditional estrogen therapies, yet their safety and efficacy are poorly understood. Previous research in our lab found that once daily oral treatment of ovariectomized female Long-Evans (LE) rats with the soy phytoestrogen, genistein resulted in subtle deficits in performance on cognitive tasks assessing working memory and response inhibition/timing ability. The present study further modeled exposure of the menopausal woman to genistein by treating 14-month old ovariectomized female LE rats three times daily at a dose of genistein resulting in serum concentrations similar to those that could be achieved in humans consuming either a commercially available soy isoflavone supplement or a diet high in these phytoestrogens. Genistein (3.4 mg/kg) or sucrose control pellets were orally administered to animals daily, 30 min before behavioral testing, and again both 4 and 8 h after the first treatment. The test battery consisted of a delayed spatial alternation task (DSA) that tested working memory and a differential reinforcement of low rates of responding (DRL) task that tested inhibitory control/timing. Genistein treatment impaired DSA performance relative to sucrose controls. Performance on the DRL task was largely unaffected by genistein treatment. Although the impairment measured on DSA was less pronounced than that we have previously reported following chronic treatment with 17β-estradiol, the pattern of the deficit was very similar to that observed with 17β-estradiol.
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- Steven L Neese
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
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ADHD is a common and highly heritable disorder. Family, twin, and adoption studies confirm a strong genetic influence in risk for ADHD and there has been a great deal of interest in identifying the genetic factors involved. Quantitative genetic studies find that genetic risk for ADHD is continuously distributed throughout the population, that there are both shared and unique genetic influences on inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, and that ADHD shares genetic risk factors with commonly co-occurring clinical syndromes and traits. ADHD is found at all ages and the underlying genetic architecture is similar across the lifespan. In terms of specific genetic findings, there is consistent evidence of monoamine neurotransmitter involvement with the best evidence coming from genetic markers in or near the dopamine D4 and D5 receptor genes. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified new association findings, including genes involved in cell division, cell adhesion, neuronal migration, and neuronal plasticity. However, as yet, none of these pass genome-wide levels of significance. Finally, recent data confirm an important role for rare copy number variants, including those that are found in schizophrenia and autism. Future work should use genetic association data to determine the nature of the cognitive, neuronal and cellular processes that mediate genetic risks on behaviour, and identify environmental factors that interact with genetic risks for ADHD.
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- Philip Asherson
- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UK,
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Rucklidge JJ, Harrison R, Johnstone J. Can Micronutrients Improve Neurocognitive Functioning in Adults with ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation? A Pilot Study. J Altern Complement Med 2011; 17:1125-31. [DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Julia J. Rucklidge
- Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Barkley RA. Commentary on hyperkinetic impulse disorder. J Atten Disord 2011; 15:626-7. [PMID: 22131307 DOI: 10.1177/1087054711413045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Passarotti AM, Pavuluri MN. Brain functional domains inform therapeutic interventions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder. Expert Rev Neurother 2011; 11:897-914. [PMID: 21651336 DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A deeper understanding of how the relationships between impulsivity, reward systems and executive function deficits may be similar or different in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is fundamental for better defining phenotypy in these two developmental illnesses, and moving towards improved treatment and intervention. We focus our article on recent neurocognitive and neuroimaging data examining the behavioral and neural aspects of poor behavior regulation, response inhibition and reward systems in ADHD and PBD. In light of recent research evidence, we propose that the common behavioral manifestations of impulsivity in ADHD and PBD may indeed originate from different neural mechanisms mediated by altered reward systems. In order to define and differentiate these mechanisms, unlike previous approaches, our theoretical model examines the interface of the dorsal frontostriatal circuit, involved in behavior regulation, and the ventral frontostriatal circuit, which is involved in reward-related and affect processes. Preliminary evidence suggests that the neural systems involved in impulsivity, reward systems and executive function engage differently in the two illnesses. In PBD, 'emotional impulsivity' is predominantly 'bottom-up' and emotionally/motivationally driven, and stems from ventral frontostriatal circuitry dysfunction. By contrast, in ADHD 'cognitive impulsivity' is predominantly 'top-down' and more 'cognitively driven', and stems from dorsal frontostriatal dysfunction. We discuss this evidence in view of clinically relevant questions and implications for illness-based intervention. We conclude that the reward-related mechanisms underlying the interactions between executive function, behavior regulation and impulsivity in PBD and ADHD may be differentially compromised, and in accordance differently shape the clinical symptoms of impulsivity and goal-directed behavior.
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- Alessandra M Passarotti
- Pediatric BRAIN Center, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747, West Roosevelt Road, M/C 747, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Anastopoulos AD, Smith TF, Garrett ME, Morrissey-Kane E, Schatz NK, Sommer JL, Kollins SH, Ashley-Koch A. Self-Regulation of Emotion, Functional Impairment, and Comorbidity Among ChildrenWith AD/HD. J Atten Disord 2011; 15:583-92. [PMID: 20686097 PMCID: PMC3355528 DOI: 10.1177/1087054710370567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the role of self-regulation of emotion in relation to functional impairment and comorbidity among children with and without AD/HD. METHOD A total of 358 probands and their siblings participated in the study, with 74% of the sample participants affected by AD/HD. Parent-rated levels of emotional lability served as a marker for self-regulation of emotion. RESULTS Nearly half of the children affected by AD/HD displayed significantly elevated levels of emotional lability versus 15% of those without this disorder. Children with AD/HD also displayed significantly higher rates of functional impairment, comorbidity, and treatment service utilization. Emotional lability partially mediated the association between AD/HD status and these outcomes. CONCLUSION Findings lent support to the notion that deficits in the self-regulation of emotion are evident in a substantial number of children with AD/HD and that these deficits play an important role in determining functional impairment and comorbidity outcomes.
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OBJECTIVES To present the needs and psychological treatment options for offenders with ADHD. METHODS Key papers are discussed in relation to this topic. RESULTS Research suggests there is a disproportionately high number of individuals with ADHD involved with the Criminal Justice System. UK studies among offenders have indicated around 45% of youths and 24% of male adults screen positive for a childhood history of ADHD, 14% of whom have persisting symptoms in adulthood. Those with persisting symptoms have a significantly younger onset of offending and higher rate of recidivism. ADHD was the most powerful predictor of violent offending, even above substance misuse. They accounted for 8-fold more institutional aggressive behavioural disturbances (critical incidents) than other non-ADHD prisoners. Critical incidents have also been associated with personality disordered patients screening positive for ADHD and detained under the Mental Health Act. It is the impulsive symptoms and mood instability associated with ADHD that most likely increase the risk of critical incidents within institutional settings. CONCLUSIONS There are international guidelines available for the treatment of ADHD; however, serious offenders with ADHD will require more complex and comprehensive interventions than their non-offending peers. In particular psychological interventions need to be provided that contain a prosocial competence component. One such programme, the R&R2 for ADHD Youths and Adults, has demonstrated improvement in ADHD symptoms, anxiety, depression, antisocial behaviour and social functioning at three month follow-up with medium to large effect sizes.
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- Susan Young
- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
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Archer T, Kostrzewa RM. Physical Exercise Alleviates ADHD Symptoms: Regional Deficits and Development Trajectory. Neurotox Res 2011; 21:195-209. [PMID: 21850535 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-011-9260-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 07/10/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Severity of Children’s ADHD Symptoms and Parenting Stress: A Multiple Mediation Model of Self-Regulation. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2011; 39:1073-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9528-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Purper-Ouakil D, Franc N. [Emotional dysfunctions in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]. Arch Pediatr 2011; 18:679-85. [PMID: 21497072 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 01/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Inattention, motor instability, and impulsivity, associated in varying degrees of severity depending on the clinical subtype, constitute the key symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, emotional symptoms are frequent in patients with ADHD and may, in some cases, be responsible for a major part of the negative impact on functioning and outcome. Emotional problems have been described in ADHD even in the absence of characterized comorbid conditions such as depressive or anxiety disorders. They can manifest acutely in the form of severe tantrums and aggressive behaviour, generally in reaction to an environmental trigger, or show a more chronic course of irritable or labile mood. Symptoms of emotional undercontrol seem to occur more frequently when ADHD is associated with oppositional defiant behaviour, but they are not specific and may contribute to difficulties in making a differential diagnosis, especially with bipolar disorder and prodromal symptoms of personality disorders. The frequency and negative impact of emotional symptoms and the need to differentiate them from bipolar disorder has led some authors to the description of a novel clinical entity called "severe mood dysregulation" or "temper dysregulation with dysphoria." This article aims to review the recent literature on emotional symptoms associated with ADHD and to discuss relevant clinical and biological issues. Current research highlights the links between emotional self-regulation and executive functions and possible involvement of motivational systems. The role of environmental factors in the development of emotional regulation and self-control is another important issue, especially because environmental modification is the major focus of current preventive and therapeutic interventions.
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- D Purper-Ouakil
- Service de psychopathologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, AP-HP, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
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Landaas ET, Johansson S, Halmøy A, Oedegaard KJ, Fasmer OB, Haavik J. Bipolar disorder risk alleles in adult ADHD patients. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2011; 10:418-23. [PMID: 21276201 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2011.00680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has an estimated prevalence of 3-5% in adults. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have not been performed in adults with ADHD and studies in children have so far been inconclusive, possibly because of the small sample sizes. Larger GWA studies have been performed on bipolar disorder (BD) and BD symptoms, and several potential risk genes have been reported. ADHD and BD share many clinical features and comorbidity between these two disorders is common. We therefore wanted to examine whether the reported BD genetic variants in CACNA1C, ANK3, MYO5B, TSPAN8 and ZNF804A loci are associated with ADHD or with scores on the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), a commonly used screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorders. We studied 561 adult Norwegian ADHD patients and 711 controls from the general population. No significant associations or trends were found between any of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) studied and ADHD [odds ratios (ORs) ≤ 1.05]. However, a weak association was found between rs1344706 in ZNF804A (OR = 1.25; P = 0.05) and MDQ. In conclusion, it seems unlikely that these six SNPs with strong evidence of association in BD GWA studies are shared risk variants between ADHD and BD.
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- E T Landaas
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Young SJ, Adamou M, Bolea B, Gudjonsson G, Müller U, Pitts M, Thome J, Asherson P. The identification and management of ADHD offenders within the criminal justice system: a consensus statement from the UK Adult ADHD Network and criminal justice agencies. BMC Psychiatry 2011; 11:32. [PMID: 21332994 PMCID: PMC3050801 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-11-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) was founded by a group of mental health specialists who have experience delivering clinical services for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within the National Health Service (NHS). UKAAN aims to support mental health professionals in the development of services for adults with ADHD by the promotion of assessment and treatment protocols. One method of achieving these aims has been to sponsor conferences and workshops on adult ADHD.This consensus statement is the result of a Forensic Meeting held in November 2009, attended by senior representatives of the Department of Health (DoH), Forensic Mental Health, Prison, Probation, Courts and Metropolitan Police services. The objectives of the meeting were to discuss ways of raising awareness about adult ADHD, and its recognition, assessment, treatment and management within these respective services. Whilst the document draws on the UK experience, with some adaptations it can be used as a template for similar local actions in other countries. It was concluded that bringing together experts in adult ADHD and the Criminal Justice System (CJS) will be vital to raising awareness of the needs of ADHD offenders at every stage of the offender pathway. Joint working and commissioning within the CJS is needed to improve awareness and understanding of ADHD offenders to ensure that individuals are directed to appropriate care and rehabilitation. General Practitioners (GPs), whilst ideally placed for early intervention, should not be relied upon to provide this service as vulnerable offenders often have difficulty accessing primary care services. Moreover once this hurdle has been overcome and ADHD in offenders has been identified, a second challenge will be to provide treatment and ensure continuity of care. Future research must focus on proof of principle studies to demonstrate that identification and treatment confers health gain, safeguards individual's rights, improves engagement in offender rehabilitation programmes, reduces institutional behavioural disturbance and, ultimately, leads to crime reduction. In time this will provide better justice for both offenders and society.
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- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Manygates Clinic, Belle Isle Healthpark, Portobello Road, Wakefield, WF1 5PN, UK
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- Psychopharmacology Unit, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol, BS1 3NY, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Box 189, Level E4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Adult ADHD Service, South London & Maudsley Trust, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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Rucklidge J, Taylor M, Whitehead K. Effect of micronutrients on behavior and mood in adults With ADHD: evidence from an 8-week open label trial with natural extension. J Atten Disord 2011; 15:79-91. [PMID: 20071638 DOI: 10.1177/1087054709356173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of a 36-ingredient micronutrient formula consisting mainly of minerals and vitamins in the treatment of adults with both ADHD and severe mood dysregulation (SMD). METHOD 14 medication-free adults (9 men, 5 women; 18-55 years) with ADHD and SMD completed an 8-week open-label trial. RESULTS A minority reported transitory mild side effects. Significant improvements were noted across informants (self, observer, clinician) on measures of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, mood, quality of life, anxiety, and stress all with medium to very large effect sizes (all ps < .01); however, the mean of inattention remained in a clinical range whereas the means on measures of mood and hyperactivity/impulsivity were normalized. Follow-up data showed maintenance of changes or further improvement for those who stayed on the micronutrients. CONCLUSIONS Although this study, as an open trial, does not in itself prove efficacy, it provides preliminary evidence supporting the need for a randomized clinical trial of micronutrients as treatment for the more complex presentations of ADHD.
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- Julia Rucklidge
- Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Kuntsi J, Klein C. Intraindividual variability in ADHD and its implications for research of causal links. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2011; 9:67-91. [PMID: 21769722 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2011_145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Intraindividual variability (IIV) - reflecting short-term (within-session), within-person fluctuations in behavioral performance - and, specifically, reaction time (RT) variability, is strongly linked with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) both at the phenotypic and genetic levels. Phenotypic case-control comparisons show a consistent and robust association between ADHD and RT variability across a broad range of cognitive tasks, samples, and age ranges (from childhood to adulthood). The association does not appear to be a nonspecific effect mediated by lower general cognitive ability. The finding from quantitative genetic studies of the shared genetic etiology between ADHD and RT variability is similarly robust, replicating across tasks, samples, and definitions of ADHD. Molecular genetic studies have produced intriguing initial findings: increasing sample sizes and replications across datasets remain priorities for future efforts. While the field has come a long way from considering increased RT variability in ADHD as the "noise" or "error" that we need to reduce in our data, the investigation of the causal pathways is only beginning. The neural basis of IIV is being investigated, with initial data pointing to a crucial role of fronto-striatal systems in controlling behavioral consistency. Several theories have been put forward to account for the observed IIV in ADHD, including accounts of arousal regulation, temporal processing and the "default-mode network." For the wider implications of the IIV phenomenon to be fully realized, we need to learn further about the underlying processes, their developmental context, and about shared and unique causal pathways across disorders where high RT variability is observed.
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- Jonna Kuntsi
- King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK,
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Pavuluri MN. Effects of early intervention on the course of bipolar disorder: theories and realities. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2010; 12:490-8. [PMID: 20922506 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-010-0155-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Given the severity and early onset of pediatric bipolar disorder, early intervention is important to bring about recovery and alter the course of the illness. There is a new and burgeoning body of literature on the biological basis of early signs of the illness and the mechanistic understanding of treatment interventions. Biological findings based on multimodal imaging, genomic studies of cellular proteins, and performance-based findings of neurocognitive studies are beginning to assemble a cohesive and interlinked model of systems neuroscience. This offers the promise of identifying biomarkers, predictors of illness, and treatment outcomes. In complement, at the tier of clinical application is a multitude of efficacy trials, yet neither a single medication nor a combination of choices seems to suffice in reality. The current review develops a point of view bridging scientific developments to where comprehensive, multipronged treatment strategies find their clinical application-a model that is similarly applicable in adult bipolar disorder.
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- Mani N Pavuluri
- Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Passarotti AM, Sweeney JA, Pavuluri MN. Emotion processing influences working memory circuits in pediatric bipolar disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 49:1064-80. [PMID: 20855051 PMCID: PMC2957818 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study examined how working memory circuits are affected by face emotion processing in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS A total of 23 patients with PBD, 14 patients with ADHD, and 19 healthy control (HC) subjects (mean age, 13.36 ± 2.55 years) underwent an affective, two-back fMRI task with blocks of happy, angry, and neutral faces. RESULTS For angry versus neutral faces PBD patients, relative to ADHD patients, exhibited increased activation in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and orbitofrontal cortex, and reduced activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and premotor cortex. Relative to the HC group, the PBD group showed no increased activation and reduced activation at the junction of DLPFC and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC). Relative to HC, the ADHD patients exhibited greater activation in the DLPFC and reduced activation in the ventral and medial PFC, pregenual ACC, striatum, and temporo-parietal regions. For happy versus neutral faces, relative to the ADHD group, the PBD group exhibited greater activation in the bilateral caudate, and relative to the HC group the ADHD group showed increased activation in the DLPFC, striatal, and parietal regions, and no reduced activation. The ADHD group, compared with the HC group, showed no reduced activation and increased activation in regions that were underactive for the angry face condition. CONCLUSIONS Relative to the ADHD group, the PBD group exhibited greater deployment of the emotion-processing circuitry and reduced deployment of working memory circuitry. Commonalities across PBD and ADHD patients, relative to the HC individuals, entailed cortico-subcortical activity that was reduced under negative emotional challenge and increased under positive emotional challenge.
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Database analysis of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula. BMC Psychiatry 2010; 10:74. [PMID: 20875144 PMCID: PMC2954995 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-10-74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Eleven previous reports have shown potential benefit of a 36-ingredient micronutrient formula (known as EMPowerplus) for the treatment of psychiatric symptoms. The current study asked whether children (7-18 years) with pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) benefited from this same micronutrient formula; the impact of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on their response was also evaluated. METHODS Data were available from an existing database for 120 children whose parents reported a diagnosis of PBD; 79% were taking psychiatric medications that are used to treat mood disorders; 24% were also reported as ADHD. Using Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF), data were analyzed from 3 to 6 months of micronutrient use. RESULTS At LOCF, mean symptom severity of bipolar symptoms was 46% lower than baseline (effect size (ES) = 0.78) (p < 0.001). In terms of responder status, 46% experienced >50% improvement at LOCF, with 38% still taking psychiatric medication (52% drop from baseline) but at much lower levels (74% reduction in number of medications being used from baseline). The results were similar for those with both ADHD and PBD: a 43% decline in PBD symptoms (ES = 0.72) and 40% in ADHD symptoms (ES = 0.62). An alternative sample of children with just ADHD symptoms (n = 41) showed a 47% reduction in symptoms from baseline to LOCF (ES = 1.04). The duration of reductions in symptom severity suggests that benefits were not attributable to placebo/expectancy effects. Similar findings were found for younger and older children and for both sexes. CONCLUSIONS The data are limited by the open label nature of the study, the lack of a control group, and the inherent self-selection bias. While these data cannot establish efficacy, the results are consistent with a growing body of research suggesting that micronutrients appear to have therapeutic benefit for children with PBD with or without ADHD in the absence of significant side effects and may allow for a reduction in psychiatric medications while improving symptoms. The consistent reporting of positive changes across multiple sites and countries are substantial enough to warrant a call for randomized clinical trials using micronutrients.
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Kooij SJJ, Bejerot S, Blackwell A, Caci H, Casas-Brugué M, Carpentier PJ, Edvinsson D, Fayyad J, Foeken K, Fitzgerald M, Gaillac V, Ginsberg Y, Henry C, Krause J, Lensing MB, Manor I, Niederhofer H, Nunes-Filipe C, Ohlmeier MD, Oswald P, Pallanti S, Pehlivanidis A, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Rastam M, Ryffel-Rawak D, Stes S, Asherson P. European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD. BMC Psychiatry 2010; 10:67. [PMID: 20815868 PMCID: PMC2942810 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-10-67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 505] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood that persists into adulthood in the majority of cases. The evidence on persistence poses several difficulties for adult psychiatry considering the lack of expertise for diagnostic assessment, limited treatment options and patient facilities across Europe. METHODS The European Network Adult ADHD, founded in 2003, aims to increase awareness of this disorder and improve knowledge and patient care for adults with ADHD across Europe. This Consensus Statement is one of the actions taken by the European Network Adult ADHD in order to support the clinician with research evidence and clinical experience from 18 European countries in which ADHD in adults is recognised and treated. RESULTS Besides information on the genetics and neurobiology of ADHD, three major questions are addressed in this statement: (1) What is the clinical picture of ADHD in adults? (2) How can ADHD in adults be properly diagnosed? (3) How should ADHD in adults be effectively treated? CONCLUSIONS ADHD often presents as an impairing lifelong condition in adults, yet it is currently underdiagnosed and treated in many European countries, leading to ineffective treatment and higher costs of illness. Expertise in diagnostic assessment and treatment of ADHD in adults must increase in psychiatry. Instruments for screening and diagnosis of ADHD in adults are available and appropriate treatments exist, although more research is needed in this age group.
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- Sandra JJ Kooij
- PsyQ, psycho medische programma's, Department Adult ADHD, Carel Reinierszkade 197, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinksa Institutet, Section Psychiatry, St. Goran, Stockholm, Sweden
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- University Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Pediatric Department, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques CHU-Lenval, 06200 Nice, France
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- Servicio de Psiquiatria, Hospital Universitari Vall d' Hebron, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Reinier van Arkel Groep, Postbus 70058, 5201 DZ 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience/Psychiatri Ulleråker, MK 75, S-750 17 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, St George Hospital University Medical Centre, Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre des Consultations, Institut A Tzanck, Mougins, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Clinique des Maladies Mentales et de l'Encéphale (CMME), Sainte Anne Hospital Paris, France
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- Affektiva mottagningen, M 59, Psykiatri Sydväst, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de Psychiatrie Adulte, Unité Lescure, CH Charles Perrens, Bordeaux, France
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- Private clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy, 11a Schillerstrasse, Ottobrunn, Germany
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- Department of Child Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
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- Geha Mental Health Center, Petach-Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Via Guncina, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon, Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brugmann University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Florence University, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Programa Integral del Déficit de Atención en el Adulto (P.I.D.A.A), Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lund University, Sweden
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- ADHD Program, University Psychiatric Center, Catholic University Leuven, Kortenberg, Belgium
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- MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UK
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Sobanski E, Banaschewski T, Asherson P, Buitelaar J, Chen W, Franke B, Holtmann M, Krumm B, Sergeant J, Sonuga-Barke E, Stringaris A, Taylor E, Anney R, Ebstein RP, Gill M, Miranda A, Mulas F, Oades RD, Roeyers H, Rothenberger A, Steinhausen HC, Faraone SV. Emotional lability in children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): clinical correlates and familial prevalence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2010; 51:915-23. [PMID: 20132417 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to investigate the occurrence, severity and clinical correlates of emotional lability (EL) in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to examine factors contributing to EL and familiality of EL in youth with ADHD. METHODS One thousand, one hundred and eighty-six children with ADHD combined type and 1827 siblings (aged 6-18 years) were assessed for symptoms of EL, ADHD, associated psychopathology and comorbid psychiatric disorders with a structured diagnostic interview (PACS) as well as parent and teacher ratings of psychopathology (SDQ; CPRS-R:L; CTRS-R:L). Analyses of variance, regression analyses, chi(2)-tests or loglinear models were applied. RESULTS Mean age and gender-standardized ratings of EL in children with ADHD were >1.5 SD above the mean in normative samples. Severe EL (>75th percentile) was associated with more severe ADHD core symptoms, primarily hyperactive-impulsive symptoms, and more comorbid oppositional defiant, affective and substance use disorders. Age, hyperactive-impulsive, oppositional, and emotional symptoms accounted for 30% of EL variance; hyperactive-impulsive symptoms did not account for EL variance when coexisting oppositional and emotional problems were taken into account, but oppositional symptoms explained 12% of EL variance specifically. Severity of EL in probands increased the severity of EL in siblings, but not the prevalence rates of ADHD or ODD. EL and ADHD does not co-segregate within families. CONCLUSION EL is a frequent clinical problem in children with ADHD. It is associated with increased severity of ADHD core symptoms, particularly hyperactivity-impulsivity, and more symptoms of comorbid psychopathology, primarily symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), but also affective symptoms, and substance abuse. EL in ADHD seems to be more closely related to ODD than to ADHD core symptoms, and is only partly explainable by the severity of ADHD core symptoms and associated psychopathology. Although EL symptoms are transmitted within families, EL in children with ADHD does not increase the risk of ADHD and ODD in their siblings.
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- Esther Sobanski
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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The unique contribution of emotional impulsiveness to impairment in major life activities in hyperactive children as adults. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 49:503-13. [PMID: 20431470 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-201005000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Emotional impulsiveness (EI) may be a central feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) contributing impairment beyond the two ADHD dimensions of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity. METHOD We evaluated EI in hyperactive (N = 135) and control (N = 75) children followed to adulthood (mean age 27 years). The hyperactive cases were subdivided into those individuals whose ADHD persisted (ADHD-P) and did not persist (ADHD-NP) to adulthood. We examined the additional contribution of EI apart from ADHD symptoms to global ratings of impairment in 10 major life activities, adverse occupational and educational outcomes, criminal and driving outcomes, and money management difficulties at ages 21 and 27. RESULTS The ADHD-P group reported more EI symptoms than either the ADHD-NP or community control groups. EI uniquely contributed to seven of 10 major life domains and to overall impairment beyond ADHD symptoms. Severity of EI uniquely contributed to numerous impairments in occupational, educational, criminal, driving, and financial outcomes beyond ADHD symptoms. CONCLUSIONS EI is as much a component of ADHD as are its two traditional dimensions and is associated with impairments beyond those contributed by the two traditional dimensions.
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BACKGROUND Advances in health sciences during the last century have increased the average age in industrialized nations. Despite this progress, neurodegenerative diseases that affect higher order thinking and memory continue to increase in prevalence as they take a devastating toll on human productivity in the later years. There is an acute need for new drugs and therapeutic approaches for treating these severe diseases, and also for improving the quality of cognitive function associated with normal aging and in many other disorders and syndromes that present with cognitive dysfunction. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review is to ascertain the pharmacological approaches being exploited to improve cognition and memory and to determine the most relevant and effective directions taken for new drug discovery. Limitations and difficulties encountered in this effort also are discussed. METHODS This review focuses primarily on compounds already undergoing clinical trials for improving cognition and memory with some discussion of rising new drug targets. RESULTS/CONCLUSION Compounds that act on allosteric sites on neurotransmitter receptors are expected to lead the field with new levels of specificity and reduced side effects. New multi-functional compounds can be designed that can both improve cognition and slow the process of disease.
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- Jerry J Buccafusco
- Regents' Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Alzheimer's Research Center, Medical College of Georgia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta, Georgia 30912-2300, USA.
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Differential engagement of cognitive and affective neural systems in pediatric bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2010; 16:106-17. [PMID: 19849880 PMCID: PMC3169194 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617709991019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This fMRI study investigates the neural bases of cognitive control of emotion processing in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Seventeen un-medicated PBD patients, 15 un-medicated ADHD patients, and 14 healthy controls (HC) (mean age = 13.78 +/- 2.47) performed an emotional valence Stroop Task, requiring them to match the color of an emotionally valenced word to the color of either of two adjacent circles. Both patient groups responded significantly slower than HC, but there were no group differences in accuracy. A voxel-wise analysis of variance on brain activation revealed a significant interaction of group by word valence [F(2,41) = 4.44; p = .02]. Similar group differences were found for negative and positive words. For negative versus neutral words, both patient groups exhibited greater activation in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and parietal cortex relative to HC. The PBD group exhibited greater activation in ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) relative to HC. The ADHD group exhibited decreased VLPFC activation relative to HC and the PBD group. During cognitive control of emotion processing, PBD patients deployed the VLPFC to a greater extent than HC. The ADHD patients showed decreased VLPFC engagement relative to both HC and PBD patients.
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