Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not disappear with age, new research shows. A study at the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, finds that ADHD affects about three percent of over-60s.
The researchers, led by Marieke Michielsen, gave a questionnaire to 1,494 people aged 60 to 94 taking part in a long-term aging study. The 231 participants who displayed the most symptoms were invited for a longer, more detailed diagnostic interview, after which the rate of ADHD was estimated to be...
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Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
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