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Three subtypes of ADHD are recognized: ADHD predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I), ADHD predominantly hyperactiveimpulsive type (ADHD-H) and ADHD combined type (ADHD-C; both inattentive and hyperactiveimpulsive symptoms), with the ADHD-I subtype being the most common diagnosis in adults.1,5 | |||||||||||||||
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(Still, 1902, p. 1009).Although most of these symptoms are not directly associated with the current concept of ADHD, the keynote identified by Still fits an important finding of modern ADHD research. | |||||||||||||||
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In addition to the symptomatic burden on the child and consequences for families and schools, ADHD is associated with huge financial costs. | |||||||||||||||
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Stimulant treatment not only improves the symptoms and impairing behaviours associated with ADHD, but also improves related problems such as low self-esteem, anger outbursts, mood swings, cognitive problems and social and family function. | |||||||||||||||
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In this light, it is imperative to acknowledge that childhood-onset and persistent ADHD was found to be associated with an early onset of alcohol use disorders, which, in turn, was associated with the developmental pathway to SUD. | |||||||||||||||
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The preferential therapeutic response, which is likely based on genetic determinates, further underlines the importance of the most recent attempts to identify the phenotypes and endophenotypes associated with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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All symptoms observed by Crichton can be associated with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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These features are nowadays associated with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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In ADHD subjects, both genetic predisposition and social/environmental factors interact to determine persistence of conduct symptoms and antisocial behaviours [27, 101, 129], which are then important influences on substance abuse and misuse. | |||||||||||||||
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Given the limited number of studies and the contradictory findings, guidelines for the management of sleep disturbances associated with ADHD cannot be properly evidence based. | |||||||||||||||
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As is the case for several of the other adverse events, an important initial point to make is that sleep disturbance may be associated both with ADHD medication, and the condition of ADHD itself. | |||||||||||||||
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CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that clonidine may be an effective agent for sleep disturbances associated with ADHD, or its treatment, and warrant further controlled investigations.
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This report evaluates the use of clonidine in the treatment of sleep disturbances associated with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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To date, variations at a number of candidate genes have shown a significant association with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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Thus, it is not surprising that defects in the parietal lobes can be associated with ADHD combined with learning disorders.
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Other forms of psycho-social or family therapy may help with impairments associated with ADHD, such as relationship problems and low self-esteem [309]. | |||||||||||||||
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Due to a lifetime history of the impairment, adults with ADHD have typically not learnt practical organisational skills [306,307] and may have developed poor coping skills and inappropriate behaviours in response to the impairments associated with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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CBT has a strong evidence base for the treatment of some of the comorbidities associated with ADHD yet there are few controlled trials in adults with ADHD. | |||||||||||||||
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ADHD has also been associated with earlier onset of substance abuse [153]. | |||||||||||||||
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Environmental factors are also associated with ADHD [73], particularly prenatal risk factors such as exposure to alcohol, nicotine, drugs, high blood pressure and maternal stress during pregnancy, as well as preterm birth and low birth weight [74-76]. | |||||||||||||||
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