ADHD: Childhood ADHD persisting into adulthood and impact on the quality of life of substance users

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F14%3A10286247" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/14:10286247 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

ADHD: Childhood ADHD persisting into adulthood and impact on the quality of life of substance users

Original language description

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric condition. Its main symptoms include attention deficit in the presence of impulsivity, chronic restlessness, understimulation, disorganised behaviour, disorders of affect control, and emotional lability. WMH (World Mental Health) studies show that an average of 50% of children with ADHD continue to meet the DSM-IV criteria for ADHD as adults. Persistence is closely related to the profile of ADHD symptoms in childhood (with the highest persistence being linked to the combination of inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive types, while the lowest persistence of the symptoms has been found in the hyperactive-impulsive type). The aim of this work is to point out the influence of the ADHDsymptoms on the quality of life of adults diagnosed with this disorder. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines quality of life as an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AN - Psychology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA14-07822S" target="_blank" >GA14-07822S: The effect of ADHD on particular psychological functions, life-skills and quality of life among clients of therapeutic communities for addictions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Adiktologie

ISSN

1213-3841

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

332-346

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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