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Open AccessBright light therapy versus physical exercise to prevent co-occurring depression in adolescents and young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a multicentre, three-arm, randomised controlled, pilot phase-IIa trial
Depression is common in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but preventive behavioural interventions are lacking. This randomised controlled, pilot phase-IIa trial aimed to study a physical exerci...
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Open AccessThe management of ADHD in children and adolescents: bringing evidence to the clinic: perspective from the European ADHD Guidelines Group (EAGG)
ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder presenting to child and adolescent mental health, paediatric, and primary care services. Timely and effective interventions to address core ADHD symptoms and...
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Open AccessMainstreaming adult ADHD into primary care in the UK: guidance, practice, and best practice recommendations
ADHD in adults is a common and debilitating neurodevelopmental mental health condition. Yet, diagnosis, clinical management and monitoring are frequently constrained by scarce resources, low capacity in specia...
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Open AccessUniversity students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a consensus statement from the UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with poor educational outcomes that can have long-term negative effects on the mental health, wellbeing, and socio-economic outcomes of university ...
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Open AccessDo ADHD-impulsivity and BMI have shared polygenic and neural correlates?
There is an extensive body of literature linking ADHD to overweight and obesity. Research indicates that impulsivity features of ADHD account for a degree of this overlap. The neural and polygenic correlates o...
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Open AccessFamilial risk and heritability of diagnosed borderline personality disorder: a register study of the Swedish population
Family and twin studies of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have found familial aggregation and genetic propensity for BPD, but estimates vary widely. Large-scale family studies of clinically diagnosed BP...
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Open AccessComparable emotional dynamics in women with ADHD and borderline personality disorder
Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a core diagnostic symptom in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and an associated feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to investigate differen...
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Open AccessRecommendations for occupational therapy interventions for adults with ADHD: a consensus statement from the UK adult ADHD network
ADHD is neurodevelopmental disorder which persists into adulthood. Presently, therapeutic approaches are mainly pharmacological and psychological whilst the role, scope and approaches of occupational therapist...
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Open AccessDifferential utility of teacher and parent–teacher combined information in the assessment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms
Consistent research findings indicate that parents and teachers observe genuinely different Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) behaviours in their respective settings.
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Open AccessShared genetic background between children and adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by age-inappropriate symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity that persist into adulthood in...
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A Twin Study of Inhibitory Control at Age Two and ADHD Behavior Problems at Age Three
Low levels of childhood inhibitory control (IC) are phenotypically and genetically associated with externalizing behavior problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Unfortunately, there is l...
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Open AccessRandomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of OROS-methylphenidate on ADHD symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (CIAO-II)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent disorder, seen in 20–30% of young adult prisoners. Pharmacoepidemiological studies, a small randomised controlled trial and open trial data...
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Open AccessGenetic and environmental aetiologies of associations between dispositional mindfulness and ADHD traits: a population-based twin study
To get additional insight into the phenotype of attentional problems, we examined to what extent genetic and environmental factors explain covariation between lack of dispositional mindfulness and attention-de...
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Open AccessThe positive aspects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a qualitative investigation of successful adults with ADHD
The behavioural characteristics of ADHD do not exist in binary form (i.e. normal vs. abnormal); instead, they exist on a spectrum or continuum. This implies that some aspects of ADHD can be adaptive rather tha...
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Open AccessSeven steps to map** health service provision: lessons learned from map** services for adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the UK
ADHD affects some individuals throughout their lifespan, yet service provision for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) is patchy. Current methods for map** health service provision are resource intensive, do n...
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Open AccessAtypical functional connectivity in adolescents and adults with persistent and remitted ADHD during a cognitive control task
We previously provided initial evidence for cognitive and event-related potential markers of persistence/remission of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from childhood to adolescence and adulthood...
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Open AccessSex differences in predicting ADHD clinical diagnosis and pharmacological treatment
In youth, ADHD is more commonly diagnosed in males than females, but higher male-to-female ratios are found in clinical versus population-based samples, suggesting a sex bias in the process of receiving a clin...
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The developmental course of inattention symptoms predicts academic achievement due to shared genetic aetiology: a longitudinal twin study
Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, in particular inattention symptoms, are associated with academic achievement. However, whether and why the developmental course of inattention symptoms (i....
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Open AccessEx-Gaussian, Frequency and Reward Analyses Reveal Specificity of Reaction Time Fluctuations to ADHD and Not Autism Traits
Both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been linked to increased reaction time variability (RTV), a marker of attentional fluctuation. Here we test whether ...
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Open AccessEvaluating a scale of excessive mind wandering among males and females with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from a population sample
Recent studies highlight the role of excessive mind wandering in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with impairment. We believe assessing mind wandering could be especially rel...
