People diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) live short related to the availability of education. and support services.
Psychiatrists say that people diagnosed with ADHD tend not to live as much as those who do not have the disorder. Now, researchers digging in mortality data in the United Kingdom have found that, on average, men with ADHD faced a reduced life expectancy of about seven years, while women faced a reduction in the life expectancy of life of approximately nine years.
Worldwide, around two percent to five percent of adults experience ADHD symptoms as lack of attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
A new study by the United Kingdom suggests that people diagnosed with ADHD have a shorter useful life, partly due to health problems such as reduced sleep, use of substances and a higher risk of suicide. Researchers expect these data to lead to better previous treatments and diagnoses.
For the observational study published last week in the British psychiatry magazineThe researchers focused on medical care data of more than 30,000 adults with diagnosed ADHD compared to another 300,000 of the same age and sex without ADHD.
The researchers had no data on how people died in the study, only the data that showed that people with ADHD generally had a shorter useful life. The authors of the study recognized that because ADHD is often not diagnosed, especially in adults, new research can overestimate how much ADHD reduces life expectancy on average.
The authors of the study concluded that the shortest useful life in adults with diagnosed ADHD is probably caused by modifiable risk factors, unattered support and treatment needs in terms of ADHD and other diseases.
“I hope this is a bit called to weapons,” said Joshua Stott, lead author of the study, who said that these risk factors, which include smoking and addiction to recreational drugs and alcohol, are possible to mitigate and modify. “Therefore, seeking support for them is probably very important.”
Dance clubs can overwhelm some with ADHD and autism, while others yearn the stimulation.
As a clinical psychologist, Stott says that he wants mental health systems to adapt to better support the needs of people with ADHD. For example, clinics could adjust lights or reduce strong noises for people with ADHD that often have sensory sensitivity.
Group of symptoms
Dr. Nik Grujich, psychiatrist of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto who was not part of the study, said that people who have ADHD tend to have other diseases, both mental and physical, than It could contribute to the shortest lives noted in the British study.
“With ADHD, there is a group of symptoms that we typically see,” Grujich said. “Sometimes, planning and organization can be difficult, which can lead to difficulty with programming, follow appointments, for example, medical quotes.”
People with ADHD also often struggle with poverty, substance use disorders and lower education, he said, and adding accidental deaths and suicide could play a role in study results.
Identifying ADHD as a legitimate medical disease that compromises longevity could help family doctors and mental health workers to diagnose better patients with ADHD and support them with treatments, Grujich said.

The treatment, including regular exercise, addresses many of the risk factors, according to William Harvey, associate professor of kinesiology at the University of McGill. Harvey teaches students such as running, throwing and jumping children with ADHD, who sometimes fight in the physia class.
Harvey says that studies show that physical activity will help improve symptoms in people with ADHD, but the challenge is to get people to move more. He pointed out that children with ADHD may be worried that they are not successful in being more physically active and, therefore, they may not continue with him.
“What we expect over time is that the people we teach will remain active and will have an influence,” said Harvey.
Other treatments, such as behavioral interventions and medication, can also help people with ADHD, Grujich said.