ADHD Center for Success

(HealthDay News) — Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) miss, on average, more than three weeks a year in workplace productivity, according to a new global reckoning of the problem.

Altogether, between 3 percent and 4 percent of adults worldwide have ADHD, according to survey data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers say the condition can cause a serious loss of concentration at work due to chronic hyperactivity, forgetfulness and impulsiveness.

But many adult workers with ADHD may not know they have a problem, the team noted.

“While surveying mental disorders around the world, we’ve interviewed close to 200,000 people in almost 30 countries, and we’re discovering that an enormous number of adult workers — more than 3 percent on average — have untreated adult ADHD,” said study co-author Ron Kessler, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Kessler is also the director of the WHO’s World Mental Health Survey Consortium, which is based at Harvard.

Dr. David W. Goodman, director of the Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Center in Luthersville, Md., agreed that ADHD is an “under-diagnosed and under-recognized psychiatric condition that causes a tremendous amount of disability in the work environment.”

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Article By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

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Adult ADHD is not diagnosed by any blood test or x-ray and it has even been dismissed as nothing more than laziness or a lack of focus. But for millions of adults, Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD) is a real, life altering condition. Once thought to be just a childhood issue, ADHD is now found in many stages of life, and effects men and women equally.

In Adult ADHD: Regaining Focus patients describe how ADHD has altered their lives, and share how they have worked to overcome its effects. Leading medical experts in the field explain how the human brain misfires in people with ADHD and what new treatment options are helping adults finally gain control over this condition.

Click here: Adult ADHD: Regaining Focus – (25min video) 

Are you living with Adult ADHD?

Many adults have been living with Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(Adult ADHD) and don’t recognize it. Why? Because its symptoms are often
mistaken for a stressful life.

The following questionnaire can be used as a starting point to help you recognize
the signs/symptoms of Adult ADHD but is not meant to replace consultation with
a trained healthcare professional. An accurate diagnosis can only be made
through a clinical evaluation. Regardless of the questionnaire results, if you
have concerns about diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD, please discuss your
concerns with your physician.

The Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS)

If you’d like to complete the Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener – GO to the Menu Bar on the left column of this blogsite. Scroll down to the “Blogroll” and click on Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener.

After completing the (ASRS) feel free to contact me about your assessment results. Email me at: coachrudy@adhdcenterforsuccess.com

NOTE: This Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener is intended for people aged 18 years or older.