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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Behavioral Problems at School
  • Academic Underachievement

Complications Overview Articles

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Many adults with ADHD are in successful jobs. Possible complications, if ADHD is not adequately treated, could include failure in school or other similar problems.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 20, 2009
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Long-term studies examining patients who have been diagnosed with ADHD are limited. Some early studies done in the 1960s examined adults who had been diagnosed with ADHD as children.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
Untreated, AD/HD negatively affects a child's social and educational performance and can seriously damage his or her self-esteem. Children with AD/HD have impaired relationships with their peers, and may be looked upon as social outcasts.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
When properly diagnosed and treated, ADHD can be well managed. Treatment often leads to increased satisfaction in life and significant improvement in daily functioning.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Children diagnosed with ADHD are also more likely to have a learning disorder, a mood disorder such as depression, or an anxiety disorder.Approximately 70-80% of ADHD patients treated with stimulant medication experience significant relief from sy...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Children diagnosed with ADHD are also more likely to have a learning disorder, a mood disorder such as depression, or an anxiety disorder.Approximately 70%-80% of ADHD patients treated with stimulant medication experience significant relief from s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The outlook for a patient with ADHD can be excellent, if the treatment regimen is followed and other existing conditions and disabilities have been identified and are treated. Methylphenidate, the major psychostimulant used in the treatment of AD...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Specific Complications Articles

Problems at work
Problems at work are carelessness, excessive absenteeism, being accident prone, being unable to follow through on assigned tasks, frequent anger or other problems that may be attributable to a medical or psychiatric problem. People with stormy or unpredictable ways of relating to others in social situations may have problems in a work environment..
Source:Healthline
Date:November 30, 2007
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