Here is why social anxiety and ADHD comorbidity requires special attention
A recent review of 41 research articles suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder should be screened for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and vice versa. The paper, published in the
Journal of Attention Disorders
, found that having both social anxiety disorder and ADHD is linked to more severe symptoms and higher levels of impairment compared to having just one of these conditions.