TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Adult ADHD symptoms in a large metropolitan area from Brazil: prevalence and associations with psychiatric comorbidity, bullying, sexual abuse, and quality of life
JO  - Journal of attention disorders
A1  - Mattos, Paulo
A1  - Moraes, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de
A1  - Sichieri, Rosely
A1  - Hay, Phillipa
A1  - Faraone, Stephen V.
A1  - Appolinario, Jose Carlos
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and psychiatric correlates of symptomatic ADHD in a large metropolitan area of a middle-income country. <br><br>METHODS: An in-person household survey with randomly selected 2,297 adults aged 19 to 60 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by trained lay interviewers. The Adult Self-Rating Scale Screener (ASRS-6) was used. Chi-square and logistic regression were conducted. <br><br>RESULTS: ADHD prevalence was 4.59 (95% CI [3.56, 5.44]). Those with ADHD were younger and more often unemployed; they displayed more psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse) and a history of bullying and sexual abuse. They also had worse physical health indicators. <br><br>FINDINGS remained significant when controlling for socioeconomic variables. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Adults with symptomatic ADHD from a large metropolitan area in Brazil show a pattern of findings consistent with what has been observed in higher-income countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-0547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10870547241229097
ID  - ref1
ER  -