Life Persistence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Published in: Hanyang medical reviews Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 38 - 45
• Main Authors: Min, Aran, Ahn, Dong Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한양대학교 의과대학 01.02.2016
• Subjects: 의학일반
• ISSN: 1738-429X; 2234-4446; 2234-4446
• DOI: 10.7599/hmr.2016.36.1.38

This paper is to review Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the developmen-tal perspective, focusing on clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD throughout life stage. When diagnosed with ADHD, before entering elementary school early diagnosis and early intervention is encouraged to reduce various impairments that occur during de-velopment. Thirty to eighty percent of school-age ADHD symptoms remain throughout the adolescence or meet the ADHD diagnosis criteria. During adolescence, hyperactivity and impulsiveness from other existing symptoms become less severe but children have in-sufficiency to continue studying or task compared to their peers. Pharmacologic treatment had been shown to be the most effective treatment regimen for adolescents who con-tinue to have ADHD symptoms. In adults, representative symptoms of ADHD, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, often gradually decrease while lack of concentration remains. As Con-ner’s Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV (CAADID), a structured interview for the diagnosis of adulthood ADHD has been translated into Korean, it can be applied clinically. Pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment in adults had been shown to be ef-fective. KCI Citation Count: 1