Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: social-demographic profile from a university hospital ADHD outpatient unit in São Paulo, Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Maria Aparecida Da Silva¹  Mário R. Louzã¹  Homero P. Vallada¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine Department of PsychiatrySão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;    adults;    psychosocial impairment;    outpatient service;    déficit de atenção e hiperatividade;    adulto;    prejuízo psicossocial;    atendimento ambulatorial;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2006000400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE: To describe the social-demographic variables, including interpersonal, academic, and professional performance in adult individuals with the diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There are no reports of this kind in the Brazilian population with ADHD. The ADHD is a common disorder, which can reach up to 3% of the general population. METHOD: Descriptive study of adults with ADHD, according to the DSM-IV criteria (American Psychiatric Association). The sample was selected from a specialized outpatient service in São Paulo city. The social-demographic data was obtained by personal interviews. RESULTS: There was a predominance of males in the sample (61.2%) and a high education level (90.2% had at least a high school degree) and 52% of the 102 patients had repeated their class at a least once during their school lives. In addition, 22.5% of the population sample were unemployed at the time of the interview. CONCLUSION: The distribution of the socio-demographic variables in adult ADHD is similar to other ADHD samples reported in other countries, despite the high education level met in our sample. Similarities between child and adult ADHD could also be traced.

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