Occupational issues of adults with ADHD

BMC Psychiatry

Correspondence

Ulrich Müller¹  Anna Trakoli²  Anne Halmøy³  Tar-Ching Aw⁴  David Coghill⁵  Nerys Williams⁶  Gísli Guðjónsson⁷  Susan Young⁷  Philip Asherson⁷  Muhammad Arif⁸  Paul Hodgkins⁹  Mark Pitts^1,10  Marios Adamou^1,11  Blanca Bolea^1,12 

[1] ADHD Service, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK;Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK;Department of Biomedicine, Psychiatry, University of Bergen (UiB), Bergen, Norway;Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;Division of Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells’ Hospital and Medical School, London, UK;Independent Consultant in Occupational Medicine, Solihull, UK;King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK;Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, London, UK;Shire Development LLC, Wayne, PA, USA;South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust Manygates Clinic, Portobello Road, WF1 5PN, Wakefield, UK;Trincay Medical Centre & Urgent Care, George Town, Cayman Islands;

关键词: Autism Spectrum Disorder;    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;    Sickness Absence;    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;    Vocational Rehabilitation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-13-59

 received in 2011-12-22, accepted in 2013-01-31,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that persists into adulthood. Its symptoms cause impairments in a number of social domains, one of which is employment. We wish to produce a consensus statement on how ADHD affects employment.MethodsThis consensus development conference statement was developed as a result of a joint international meeting held in July 2010. The consensus committee was international in scope (United Kingdom, mainland Europe, United Arab Emirates) and consisted of individuals from a broad range of backgrounds (Psychiatry, Occupational Medicine, Health Economists, Disability Advisors). The objectives of the conference were to discuss some of the occupational impairments adults with ADHD may face and how to address these problems from an inclusive perspective. Furthermore the conference looked at influencing policy and decision making at a political level to address impaired occupational functioning in adults with ADHD and fears around employing people with disabilities in general.ResultsThe consensus was that there were clear weaknesses in the current arrangements in the UK and internationally to address occupational difficulties. More so, Occupational Health was not wholly integrated and used as a means of making positive changes to the workplace, but rather as a superfluous last resort that employers tried to avoid. Furthermore the lack of cross professional collaboration on occupational functioning in adults with ADHD was a significant problem.ConclusionsFuture research needs to concentrate on further investigating occupational functioning in adults with ADHD and pilot exploratory initiatives and tools, leading to a better and more informed understanding of possible barriers to employment and potential schemes to put in place to address these problems.

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