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Therapy for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Sheri Ann Lofton, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(10):856-857.

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I was disappointed that the article by Vinson1 in the May 1994 issue of the ARCHIVES did not include therapy for adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While Vinson acknowledges that the problem exists in adults, he made the erroneous statement that "predicting long-term outcome is not possible at this time"1(p450) and referred to a review of long-term outcomes in hyperactive children.2 This ignores recent literature that states that one third to one half of children with ADHD continue to show symptoms into adulthood.3,4 Furthermore, a study by Biederman et al5 found that the disorder in adults follows the same patterns of demographic, psychosocial, psychiatric, and cognitive features well documented in children with ADHD. I and my colleagues have experienced an increase in the number of adult patients who either believe they are undiagnosed or who carry a diagnosis of ADHD from childhood.

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