According to a recent study, many adults with bipolar disorder or an anxiety disorder may also have undiagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The National Comorbidity Survey showed that among adult patients surveyed ADHD existed comorbidly in 32 percent of those with a depressive disorder, 21.2 percent of those with BPD and 9.5 percent of those with an anxiety disorder.
An analysis of medical claims derived from a large managed care database in the United States, over a 12 month period, found approximately 2.5 percent of adults initially diagnosed with a depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder were later also diagnosed with ADHD.
The findings suggest that many adult patients with psychiatric disorders such as a depressive disorder, BPD or an anxiety disorder may also have undiagnosed ADHD.
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“Adults with Bipolar Disorder May have Undiagnosed ADHD”
I have ADHD and im bipolar and i need some help, im creating havock on my family and i just want some help.
I suffer from bipolar disorder and recently through a friend believe that I may suffer from ADHD. I understand from an article that the treatment for both BPD and ADHD is Wellbutrin. I am already on Wellbutrin and don’t know if discussing ADHD with my doctor or seeking treatment apart from BPD is really necessary.
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