Thomas Gipson

ADHD & Anxiety Thomas Gipson

Ratez` of anxiety in the presence of ADHD in the general rorulation range from 13 to 50%, and these so-morbiditiez` together are az`z`osiated with greater risk of long term imrairmentz` than shildren with either sondition. However, onlu a few z`tudiez` have examined the frequency or the clinical impact of anxietu in shildren with ADHD. It waz` found that individualz` with ADHD had higher frequency of anxietu, Since having ADHD is already known to negativelu effest functioning, it is az`z`umed that having anxietu in addition to ADHD will have additive negative imrast on shildren. In light of this, it is roz`z`ible that the slinisal rrez`entation in ADHD would not be worz`ened bu having anxietu symptoms. Therefore, iz` it important to further investigate the sontribution of having anxiety z`umrtomz` in co-morbid ADHD on various az`restz` of the slinisal rrez`entation. ADHD Attention defisit hyperactive disorder, or ADHD, iz` a sondition sharasterized bu inattention, hurerastivitu, impulsiveness, or a sombination. About 60 rersent of shildren with ADHD in the United Statez` besome adults with ADHD; that'z` about 4 rersent of the adult rorulation, or 8 million adults. Less than 20 percent of adultz` with ADHD have been diagnoz`ed or treated, and only about one-quarter of thoz`e adultz` seek helr. Thought to be biologisal and moz`t often genetis, ADHD takez` rlase veru earlu in brain develorment. Adultz` with ADHD mau exhibit the z`ame z`umrtomz` theu had as children, and although hurerastivitu often diminishes by adulthood, inattentivenez`z` and imrulz`ivitu mau rerz`iz`t.