Open AccessAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults With Bipolar Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder
Author(s) -
Roger S. McIntyre,
Sidney H. Kennedy,
Joanna K. Soczynska,
Ha Thi Thu Nguyen,
Timothy S. Bilkey,
Hanna O. Woldeyohannes,
Jay Nathanson,
Shikha Joshi,
Jenny S. H. Cheng,
Kathleen M. Benson,
David J. Muzina
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
primary care companion to the journal of clinical psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6699
pISSN - 1523-5998
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.09m00861gry
Subject(s) - bipolar disorder , major depressive disorder , psychiatry , panic disorder , comorbidity , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , bipolar i disorder , mood , psychology , bipolar ii disorder , mood disorders , prevalence of mental disorders , clinical psychology , medicine , mania , anxiety
Relatively few studies have evaluated the clinical implications of lifetime attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder (MDD). Herein, we sought to determine the prevalence as well as the demographic and clinical correlates of lifetime ADHD in persons with a mood disorder.