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Published on: April 1, 2018
Concurrent ADHD and bipolar disorder
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Kansas University Medical Center-Wichita, 1010 North Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214-3199, USA. rscheffer@kumc.edu
Abstract:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently is present concurrently with bipolar disorder (BPD) in youth. This concurrence appears to be more common in younger children. The degree to which ADHD is present in adults with BPD has not been well studied. The psychiatric and behavioral symptoms associated with ADHD and BPD have significant overlap. The core symptoms of BPD are relatively independent and respond to different pharmacologic and behavioral strategies. Although much symptomatic overlap exists between ADHD and BPD, these conditions can be reliably differentiated from each other and require independent treatments that frequently need to be sequenced.
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