Global Issues Related to the Impact of Untreated Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder From Childhood to Young Adulthood
Abstract
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, chronic, and costly disorder, with an impact that can span from preschool into adulthood. There are safe and effective therapies that can manage and help prevent many of the associated negative outcomes of ADHD, but treatment rates are far from optimal and considerable obstacles exist in achieving satisfactory treatment adherence. Individuals with untreated ADHD, their families, and other caregivers must be made aware of the impact that this disorder may have on them at every stage of life and, correspondingly, the improved outcomes that can be achieved with the successful management of ADHD.
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- Authors
- Barkley, R. A.
- Affiliations
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Barkley, Russell A.
- ORCID
- Barkley, Russell A.
- Venue
- Postgraduate Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 48-59
- ISSN
- 0032-5481 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-9260
- OpenAlex
- W2274994373
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 21
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- FWCI
- 0.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Postgraduate Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Janssen Scientific Affairs
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, untreated ADHD, long-term outcomes, early adulthood, medication adherence, treatment rates, caregiver awareness, family impact, chronic disease, economic burden
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Educational Status, Family Relations, Humans, Quality of Life, Social Behavior, Cost of Illness
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