The article examines various studies of ADHD and finds that individuals both with and without ADHD misuse stimulant medications, therefore suggesting careful monitoring of high-risk individuals.
Recognition that adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common, seriously impairing, and usually undiagnosed has led to the development of adult ADHD screening scales for use in ...community, workplace, and primary care settings. However, these scales are all calibrated to DSM-IV criteria, which are narrower than the recently developed DSM-5 criteria.
To update for DSM-5 criteria and improve the operating characteristics of the widely used World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) for screening.
Probability subsamples of participants in 2 general population surveys (2001-2003 household survey n = 119 and 2004-2005 managed care subscriber survey n = 218) who completed the full 29-question self-report ASRS, with both subsamples over-sampling ASRS-screened positives, were blindly administered a semistructured research diagnostic interview for DSM-5 adult ADHD. In 2016, the Risk-Calibrated Supersparse Linear Integer Model, a novel machine-learning algorithm designed to create screening scales with optimal integer weights and limited numbers of screening questions, was applied to the pooled data to create a DSM-5 version of the ASRS screening scale. The accuracy of the new scale was then confirmed in an independent 2011-2012 clinical sample of patients seeking evaluation at the New York University Langone Medical Center Adult ADHD Program (NYU Langone) and 2015-2016 primary care controls (n = 300). Data analysis was conducted from April 4, 2016, to September 22, 2016.
The sensitivity, specificity, area under the curve (AUC), and positive predictive value (PPV) of the revised ASRS.
Of the total 637 participants, 44 (37.0%) household survey respondents, 51 (23.4%) managed care respondents, and 173 (57.7%) NYU Langone respondents met DSM-5 criteria for adult ADHD in the semistructured diagnostic interview. Of the respondents who met DSM-5 criteria for adult ADHD, 123 were male (45.9%); mean (SD) age was 33.1 (11.4) years. A 6-question screening scale was found to be optimal in distinguishing cases from noncases in the first 2 samples. Operating characteristics were excellent at the diagnostic threshold in the weighted (to the 8.2% DSM-5/Adult ADHD Clinical Diagnostic Scale population prevalence) data (sensitivity, 91.4%; specificity, 96.0%; AUC, 0.94; PPV, 67.3%). Operating characteristics were similar despite a much higher prevalence (57.7%) when the scale was applied to the NYU Langone clinical sample (sensitivity, 91.9%; specificity, 74.0%; AUC, 0.83; PPV, 82.8%).
The new ADHD screening scale is short, easily scored, detects the vast majority of general population cases at a threshold that also has high specificity and PPV, and could be used as a screening tool in specialty treatment settings.
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of triple-bead mixed amphetamine salts (MAS) in ADHD. Method: Adults with ADHD Rating Scale IV (ADHD-RS-IV) total scores ≥32 were randomized to 6 ...weeks of triple-bead MAS (25, 50, or 75 mg) or placebo. The primary endpoint was ADHD-RS-IV total score change from baseline at end of study (EOS). Results: Least squares mean (95% confidence interval CI) treatment differences for ADHD-RS-IV total score changes from baseline to EOS significantly favored triple-bead MAS (all doses combined: −10.6 −13.2, −8.0; p < .0001); there were no significant differences between triple-bead MAS dosages. The most frequently reported TEAEs with triple-bead MAS (all doses combined) included insomnia, decreased appetite, and dry mouth. Mean ± SD pulse and systolic blood pressure increases at EOS were 3.5 ± 10.33 bpm and 0.3 ± 10.48 mmHg with triple-bead MAS (all doses combined). Conclusion: Triple-bead MAS significantly reduced adult ADHD symptoms; the safety profile was consistent with previous triple-bead MAS studies.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly worsens quality of life and long-term functional outcomes in adults. Individual impairments in adults with ADHD can be further ...contextualized within considerable costs to society at large. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved stimulants and nonstimulant medications can significantly improve ADHD symptoms in adults. In the past 2 decades, the United States FDA has expanded approval of pharmacotherapeutic options for adult ADHD. However, limitations still persist in available psychotropics for certain patient populations such as those with comorbid substance use or cardiovascular illness. Clinicians therefore must appreciate several ongoing investigations into medications with unique mechanisms of action. This article reviews the current FDA approved and emerging medication options while providing guidelines for pharmacologic management of adult ADHD.
Background Pathophysiologic models of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have focused on frontal-striatal circuitry with alternative hypotheses relatively unexplored. On the basis of ...evidence that negative interactions between frontal foci involved in cognitive control and the non-goal-directed “default-mode” network prevent attentional lapses, we hypothesized abnormalities in functional connectivity of these circuits in ADHD. Methods Resting-state blood oxygen level–dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans were obtained at 3.0-Tesla in 20 adults with ADHD and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. Results Examination of healthy control subjects verified presence of an antiphasic or negative relationship between activity in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (centered at x = 8, y = 7, z = 38) and in default-mode network components. Group analyses revealed ADHD-related compromises in this relationship, with decreases in the functional connectivity between the anterior cingulate and precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex regions ( p < .0004, corrected). Secondary analyses revealed an extensive pattern of ADHD-related decreases in connectivity between precuneus and other default-mode network components, including ventromedial prefrontal cortex ( p < 3 × 10−11 , corrected) and portions of posterior cingulate ( p < .02, corrected). Conclusions Together with prior unbiased anatomic evidence of posterior volumetric abnormalities, our findings suggest that the long-range connections linking dorsal anterior cingulate to posterior cingulate and precuneus should be considered as a candidate locus of dysfunction in ADHD.
Screening for Adult ADHD Anbarasan, Deepti; Kitchin, Michael; Adler, Lenard A.
Current psychiatry reports,
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Purpose of Review
This review paper aims to update readers on the importance of screening for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and to provide a primer on how best to screen ...and diagnose this condition in an efficient and reliable manner.
Recent Findings
The ASRS Screening Scale was updated in 2017 to reflect the changes made to identify ADHD based on the DSM-5 criteria and to reflect our understanding that adult ADHD is characterized by executive functioning deficits that are not explicitly reflected in the DSM-5 criteria.
Summary
The use of the ASRS Screening Scale improves the clinician’s ability to rapidly identify adult patients who require a comprehensive evaluation to diagnose ADHD and/or other comorbid psychiatric conditions. The scale has been validated for use in both the general population and in the ADHD specialty treatment population, which supports its use by both general clinicians and mental health clinicians. Identification of adult ADHD is critical due to the profound personal, familial, and societal costs associated with this condition.
Objectives: To identify the relationship between the core Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) ADHD symptoms and executive function deficits (EFDs), to evaluate ADHD ...characteristics of those with executive dysfunction (ED), and to examine the predictive utility of the Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Rating Scale (AISRS) in identifying those with adult ADHD and ED. Method: Two samples (referred and primary care practice) were pooled together for present analysis. Results: Final analysis included 297 respondents, 171 with adult ADHD. Spearman correlation coefficients and binary logistic regressions demonstrated that ADHD inattentive (IA) and hyperactive-impulsive (H-I) symptoms were moderately to strongly correlated with and highly predictive of EFDs. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that an AISRS DSM 18-item score of ⩾ 28 was most predictive of clinical ED. Conclusion: ADHD symptoms were strongly correlated with and predictive of EFDs, clinicians should screen adults with ADHD for EFDs and ADHD treatment providers should track EFD improvement in addition to DSM-5 ADHD symptoms.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety of triple-bead mixed amphetamine salts (MAS) in adults with ADHD. Method: Adults meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR) ADHD criteria and satisfying study criteria from one of two antecedent studies were enrolled in this 52-week (dose titration, 4 weeks; dose maintenance, 11 months) open-label extension. The protocol included 12.5- to 75-mg triple-bead MAS but was amended to a maximum of 50-mg triple-bead MAS. Safety evaluations included treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and vital signs. Clinical outcome measures included ADHD Rating Scale–IV (ADHD-RS-IV) total score changes. Results: Of 505 enrolled participants, 266 completed the study; the M ± SD daily dose during the study was 48.0 ± 15.96 mg. The most frequent TEAEs were insomnia (initial insomnia, insomnia, early morning awakening, middle insomnia; 38.2%), headache (25.7%), and dry mouth (20.2%). Study discontinuations were more frequent with higher doses of triple-bead MAS (37.5-75 mg) than with lower doses (12.5 and 25 mg). Blood pressure and pulse increases were observed at end-of-study. Mean ADHD-RS-IV total score decreases from antecedent study and open-label baselines at end-of-study were −23.3 ± 11.44 and −7.9 ± 13.19, respectively. Conclusion: Triple-bead MAS exhibited a long-term safety profile comparable with previous reports and demonstrated evidence of continued symptom control for up to 12 months.
The structure of adult ADHD Adler, Lenard A.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Spencer, Thomas J. ...
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research,
March 2017, Letnik:
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Although DSM‐5 stipulates that symptoms of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the same for adults as children, clinical observations suggest that adults have more diverse deficits ...than children in higher‐level executive functioning and emotional control. Previous psychometric analyses to evaluate these observations have been limited in ways addressed in the current study, which analyzes the structure of an expanded set of adult ADHD symptoms in three pooled US samples: a national household sample, a sample of health plan members, and a sample of adults referred for evaluation at an adult ADHD clinic. Exploratory factor analysis found four factors representing executive dysfunction/inattention (including, but not limited to, all the DSM‐5 inattentive symptoms, with non‐DSM symptoms having factor loadings comparable to those of DSM symptoms), hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dyscontrol. Empirically‐derived multivariate symptom profiles were broadly consistent with the DSM‐5 inattentive‐only, hyperactive/impulsive‐only, and combined presentations, but with inattention including executive dysfunction/inattention and hyperactivity‐only limited to hyperactivity without high symptoms of impulsivity. These results show that executive dysfunction is as central as DSM‐5 symptoms to adult ADHD, while emotional dyscontrol is more distinct but nonetheless part of the combined presentation of adult ADHD.
Summary
Aims
To estimate Adult ADHD Self‐Report Scale (ASRS‐v1.1) Symptom Checklist normative total scores among the US adult general population and to evaluate overall attention‐deficit ...hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom burden among US adults with ADHD.
Methods
Prior 2012 and 2013 US National Health and Wellness Survey respondents were re‐contacted. Demographics, comorbidities, and ASRS‐v1.1 data were collected. ASRS‐v1.1 scores were compared by sex, age, ADHD diagnosis, and ADHD medication use. Group differences were evaluated using chi‐square tests and independent samples t‐tests for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
Results
Of 22 397 respondents, 465 self‐reported being diagnosed with ADHD by a physician; of these, 174 self‐reported using ADHD medication. The mean ASRS‐v1.1 total score was 2.0 (SD = 3.2); scores differed by age and sex (all, P < 0.001). ADHD (vs no ADHD) was associated with depression (58.1% vs 18.0%), anxiety (53.1% vs 16.0%), and sleep difficulties (37.0% vs 14.0%) (all, P < 0.001). ADHD medication use (vs no use) was associated with depression (68.4% vs 51.9%), anxiety (67.2% vs 44.7%), panic disorder (25.9% vs 17.2%), and insomnia (27.6% vs 19.6%) (all, P < 0.05). ADHD (vs no ADHD) respondents scored higher on all 18 ASRS‐v1.1 items (all, P < 0.05). Medication users (vs non‐users) scored higher on six items (all, P < 0.05).
Discussion
Adult ADHD may be undertreated or sub‐optimally treated, despite a high symptom burden. Normative data will allow comparisons with individuals’ scores to support the assessment of ADHD symptom burden among adults.
Conclusion
Findings highlight the importance of assessing ADHD symptom burden, especially among adults presenting with comorbidities.
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