ADHD

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Autistic traits in children with comorbid Specific Learning Disorder and ADHD: cognitive and behavioral predictors

This study of 150 children aged 8-12 years found that those with both Specific Learning Disorder and ADHD showed significantly elevated autistic traits compared to ADHD-only groups, with deficits in motivation, executive function, and motor skills being key predictors. Findings suggest that autistic trait expression in neurodevelopmental comorbidity is associated with underlying motivational, executive, and sensorimotor impairments rather than existing as an independent condition.

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Interoceptive abilities in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This study compared interoceptive abilities (perception of internal bodily signals) in 57 adults without ADHD and 30 with ADHD diagnoses using behavioral measures like the heartbeat counting task and self-report questionnaires. Adults with ADHD showed significantly lower interoceptive accuracy, confidence, and insight compared to controls, even after accounting for confounding factors like depression and autistic traits.

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The Common Structure of Dimensional Personality Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

This preregistered study of 2,567 adults examined shared latent structures between ADHD symptoms and personality dysfunction using dimensional models and structural equation modeling. Results showed ADHD components correlate strongly with impaired personality functioning and moderately with pathological traits, especially disinhibition, which remained substantially associated with ADHD after accounting for general personality pathology.

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Sleep problems in relation to emotion dysregulation in children with ADHD

This study examined how sleep disturbances relate to emotion dysregulation in 139 children with ADHD aged 8-12 years using caregiver-completed questionnaires. Results showed sleep problems were primarily associated with emotion lability, especially difficulty regulating positive affect, providing clinical insights into the sleep-emotion regulation relationship in ADHD.

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Hoarding Disorder Severity: Comparing Patients With and Without Comorbid ADHD

This study compared hoarding disorder symptom severity between 68 patients with and without comorbid ADHD using structured diagnostic interviews and validated rating scales. No significant differences in hoarding severity were found between the two groups, suggesting ADHD diagnosis does not predict worse hoarding symptoms.

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Trajectories of childhood atopic dermatitis and their association with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

A retrospective cohort study of 1,992 children with atopic dermatitis identified four distinct disease trajectories and found that early-onset persistent and early-onset transient AD were associated with 3.7 and 2.7 times higher odds of ADHD diagnosis, respectively. The study suggests that childhood AD patterns may be linked to increased ADHD risk, though the mechanisms remain to be elucidated.

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Challenges in Diagnosing ADHD in Pediatric Practice: Regional and Global Perspectives

This narrative review examines diagnostic barriers pediatricians face when identifying ADHD in children, particularly in resource-limited and culturally diverse regions like the Middle East and North Africa. Six major obstacles are identified: symptom overlap with other conditions, reliance on subjective reports, cultural/societal stigma, variable clinical training, limited access to multidisciplinary evaluation, and systemic communication gaps.

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Influence of sex and depressive symptoms on diagnostic delay of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescent psychiatric patients

This study examined diagnostic delays in ADHD diagnosis among 252 adolescent psychiatric outpatients, finding girls experienced significantly longer delays (4.9 years) compared to boys (1.4 years). Comorbid depressive symptoms were associated with prolonged diagnostic delay, particularly in girls, suggesting that depression may mask or complicate early ADHD identification in female adolescents.

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: A Retrospective Exploratory Study

This retrospective cohort study of 86 pediatric patients investigated whether secondary ADHD (S-ADHD) develops after mild traumatic brain injury, comparing 10 patients who developed new ADHD diagnoses with 76 who did not. While no acute clinical features at baseline predicted S-ADHD development, children with secondary ADHD required significantly longer follow-up monitoring (median 536 vs. 132 days), suggesting prolonged clinical oversight is important in this population.

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Prevalence and Clinical Impact of ADHD in Patients With Severe Borderline Personality Disorder

A cross-sectional study of 145 BPD patients found that 60.7% met ADHD symptom criteria, with the comorbid group experiencing significantly greater anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and more severe BPD symptoms. Inattention emerged as the strongest ADHD domain predicting BPD clinical severity, highlighting the clinical importance of systematic ADHD screening in severe BPD populations.

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TFS-FENet: A Time-Frequency Spatial Deep Learning Framework for EEG-Based ADHD Subtype Classification

Researchers developed a deep learning model (TFS-FENet) that analyzes EEG signals to classify ADHD subtypes and distinguish ADHD from typical development with high accuracy (96.89% for three-class and 99.36% for binary classification). The approach uses convolutional neural networks to simultaneously capture time-frequency and spatial features of brain activity, positioning EEG-based machine learning as a potential objective biomarker to assist clinical diagnosis.

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Editorial: Centanafadine for Adolescents With ADHD: Does Broader Mechanism of Action Offer Advantages?

This editorial examines centanafadine as a potential ADHD treatment for adolescents, noting that ADHD affects approximately 13.6% of U.S. teenagers and that many continue medication into adolescence while facing adherence challenges. The author argues that a medication addressing broader symptoms beyond core ADHD deficits could represent a clinical advance, particularly given multimodal treatment recommendations combining pharmacotherapy with behavioral interventions.

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Gender differences in attentional blink in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This study examined 99 children with ADHD and 99 typically developing controls using a visual attention task to assess gender differences in attentional blink (a temporary inability to detect stimuli). Results showed boys and girls with ADHD exhibited distinct patterns: girls showed delayed attentional blink onset while boys showed prolonged blink duration compared to controls, suggesting different neurobiological mechanisms between genders in ADHD.

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Adapting diabetes education for neurodiverse patients: A COM-B framework analysis of type 1 diabetes and ADHD

This study applies the COM-B behavioral framework to identify how ADHD-related executive dysfunction undermines diabetes self-management and proposes tailored therapeutic education strategies. The authors recommend interdisciplinary care models integrating cognitive screening, simplified routines, technology support, and affirming communication to improve outcomes for patients with co-occurring Type 1 Diabetes and ADHD.

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Reduction of Loss of Control Eating in Youth With ADHD Following Stimulant Medication Initiation: A Prospective Study

A prospective observational study of 10 youth (ages 8-13) with ADHD and loss of control eating (LOC-E) found that stimulant medication initiation was associated with significant reductions in LOC-E episodes (from 10.30 to 2.10 per follow-up period) and improvements in eating disorder cognitions, ADHD symptoms, and mood/anxiety symptoms. Findings suggest a potential relationship between stimulant pharmacotherapy and reduced LOC-E in youth with comorbid ADHD, though results are preliminary given the small sample size.

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ADHD, Mental Health, and Weight Loss Outcomes 10 Years After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

This prospective multicenter study followed 81 adolescents who underwent gastric bypass surgery, finding that 41% had ADHD. At 10-year follow-up, individuals with ADHD reported significantly higher rates of anxiety/depression (91% vs 21%) and experienced return of binge eating despite initial improvement, though weight loss outcomes were comparable at the final assessment.

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Animal models of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Diversity and validity

This review consolidates available animal models used in ADHD research and evaluates their scientific validity, addressing the lack of standardization that has slowed progress in understanding the disorder's neuronal and molecular mechanisms. The authors emphasize that multiple models across different species are necessary to comprehensively study ADHD's various subtypes, comorbidities, and current or novel pharmacological treatments.

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Role of the retinoid X receptor-PPAR-γ axis in adolescent ADHD

This case-control study of 104 adolescents with ADHD and 87 controls found significantly reduced peripheral RXR-α levels in the ADHD group, independent of medication status, with RXR-α negatively associated with reaction time variability. The findings suggest potential involvement of the RXR-PPAR-γ nuclear receptor pathway in ADHD-related cognitive impairments, though the authors acknowledge this as an initial demonstration requiring further investigation.

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