Browsing by Author "Mikkola, Jenna"

Attention and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental, neurobiological and neuropsychiatric disorder that begins in childhood, but often persists into adulthood or through the lifespan. However, ADHD in adulthood has been studied for only a couple of decades and there is still a lot of controversy about the disorder, for example, regarding the diagnosis. The core symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Cognitive difficulties, such as difficulties in attention, memory and executive functions, are often related to ADHD. Multiple comorbid disorders, such as depression, anxiety and substance abuse are also very typical to ADHD in adulthood. The treatment consists of both medication and nonmedical treatments. Medication attenuates effectively the core symptoms of ADHD. Nevertheless, the medication is not suitable for everyone. Besides, the patients often suffer from psychosocial problems. Cognitive-behavioral psychoterapy and neuropsychological rehabilitation have turned out to be the most efficient forms of nonmedical treatment.