Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not only limited to young patients. It is increasingly diagnosed in adults. Although the estimated prevalence in Europe ranges between 2 and 3% (48), the knowledge about adult ADHD pathophysiology and its neurobiological basis developed only in the past two decades, primarily stimulated by the rapid developments in modern genetic and imaging techniques. ADHD in adulthood leads to an array of major psychosocial problems such as social maladaptation, academic underachieving, antisocial and aggressive behaviour, relation problems, high risk sexual behaviour and car accidents (11,12;55;67;66). These factors in total lead to a negative impact on social and economic well-being of the individual.
Author: Marc Schneider
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2113303158