Recent findings in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder described by researchers from Michigan State University
2007 NOV 12 -- "Ongoing debate over the validity of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) construct in adulthood is fueled in part by uncertainty regarding implications of potentially extensive yet incompletely described comorbid Axis I and 11 psychopathology. Three hundred sixty-three adults ages(.) 18 to 37 completed semistructured clinical interviews; informants were also interviewed, and best estimate diagnoses were obtained," scientists writing in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology report. "Results were as follows: First, ADHD combined type (ADHD-C) had an excess of externalizing and internalizing Axis I disorders, suggesting a gradient-of-severity relationship between it and ADHD inattentive type (ADHD-I). Second, ADHD-C and ADHD-I did not differ in frequency of Axis II disorders. Third, however, ADHD overall was associated with increased rates of Axis II disorders, compared with rates in non-ADHD control participants, including both Cluster B (primarily borderline personality disorder) and Cluster C disorders. Fourth, ADHD incrementally accounted for clinician-rated global assessment of functioning scores above and beyond comorbid conditions or symptoms on either Axis I or Axis II," wrote T.W. Miller and colleagues, Michigan State University. The researchers concluded: "Results further inform nosology of ADHD in adults." Miller and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Axis I and II cornorbidity in adults with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2007;116(3):519-528). Additional information can be obtained by contacting T.W. Miller, Michigan State University, Dept. of Psychology, 43 Psychology Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. The publisher of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology can be contacted at: American Psychological Association, Educational Publishing Foundation, 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, USA. Keywords: United States, East Lansing, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Health, Michigan State University. This article was prepared by Mental Health Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Mental Health Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.
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