Citation

Vingilis ER, Erickson PG, Toplak ME, Kolla NJ, Mann RE, Seeley J, vanderMaas M, Daigle DS. Biomed. Res. Int. 2015; 2015: e982072.

Affiliation

Population and Community Health Unit, Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C1.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2015/982072

PMID

26064974

PMCID

PMC4433668

Abstract

Background. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can persist in adolescence and adulthood. Aim. To examine prevalence of ADHD symptoms and correlates in a representative sample of adults 18 years and older living in Ontario, Canada.

METHOD. We used the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Monitor, an ongoing cross-sectional telephone survey, to examine the relationships between ADHD positive symptoms and comorbidities, substance use, medication use, social outcomes, and sociodemographics.

RESULTS. Of 4014 residents sampled in 2011-2012, 3.30% (2.75%-3.85%) screened positively for ADHD symptoms (women = 3.6%; men = 3.0%). For men, distress, antisocial symptoms, cocaine use, antianxiety medication use, antidepressant medication use, and criminal offence arrest were associated with positive ADHD screen. For women, distress, cocaine use, antianxiety medication use, antidepressant medication use, pain medication use, and motor vehicle collision in the past year were associated with positive ADHD screen.

CONCLUSIONS. ADHD symptoms are associated with adverse medical and social outcomes that are in some cases gender specific.

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