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Adult Attention Deficit HyperactiveOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been known primarily as a disorder of childhood. Despite that, follow-up studies of these children have found to persist into adolescence in as many as 50% to 80% of the cases and into adulthood in as many as 30% to 50% of these cases. However, researchers suggest that the principal childhood symptoms change with development: hyperactivity often decreases by adolescence, attentional problems seem to be more constant, and impulsivity often change into more obvious difficulties in executive functions.
Aim of the work: To identify symptoms profile, severity and co-morbidities in both groups; To compare both groups regarding ADHD symptoms, BPD symptoms and co-morbidities.
Subjects and Methods: Type of the study: This is a cross section comparative study. Site of the study: The institute of psychiatry Ain Shams University. The institute serves urban and rural areas from different governorates in Egypt, providing health services to different social classes. The Institute has three outpatients’ clinics working four times per week and three specialized clinics.
Results : The study sample consisted of 70 patients; 35 patients in each group (ADHD group and BPD group); having a mean age of 28.6 years old (± 3.4) ranging from 23 - 38 years old. The sample comprised of 25 males (35.7%) and 45 females (64.2%).In addition, 50 patients were single (71.4%), and 20 were married (28.5%). As regards the educational level, 16 patients finished secondary / technical education (22.8), 47 had a bachelor degree (67.1%) and 7 had a post graduate degree (masters or PHD) (10.0%).
Summary : The current study was a small trial to solve previous controversies about relation between adult ADHD and BPD. In spite of high rate of co-morbidity between them but still we can differentiate 2 separate disorders had different co-morbidities and different personality dimensions. Both may have common core symptoms as impulsivity and emotional dysregulation which explain high rate of association, both are a neurodevelopmental disorder with common etiological factors. Early intervention and treatment of the overlapping symptoms between both disorders as impulsivity and emotional dysregulation may be protective factor against late adulthood diagnosis of BPD.
Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ; Borderline personality disorder.