ADHD and Adulthood
The article, "Life Impairments in Adults with Medication-Treated ADHD", looks at how adults with ADHD suffer not only educational impairments because of the disorder, but also overall lower quality of life. The study looked at 105 adults ranging in age from 18-65. All participants needed to be actively medicating their ADHD. Once the individuals were selected for the study, each person was given an assessment to help them judge his or her satisfaction in work, interpersonal relationships, recreation, and global satisfaction. These satisfaction scores looked at how the person felt ADHD effected each of these areas of his or her life. The researchers were then able to determine how these factors translated to depression and anxiety. Almost all participants indicated problems with work because of ADHD symptoms, with many also citing relationship difficulties. Those participants that showed more problems with relat...