[Review and update of attention deficit hyperactive disorder in adults]

The Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder affecting adults is a neurobiological, heterogeneous and chronic disorder that was initially detected in children. However, throughout the last decades, significant interest has grown on this disorder due to its remarkable prevalence, its characteristic symptomatic persistence, the comorbidity with other disorders of great importance, the resulting psychosocial deterioration and the controversial issues in relation to the drugs used for its treatment. The aim of this article is to revise these concepts an update the evidence published so far in order to know about this disorder and diagnose it more easily.