TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of ADHD in nonpsychotic adult psychiatric care (ADPSYC): A multinational cross-sectional study in Europe
AU - Deberdt, Walter
AU - Thome, Johannes
AU - Lebrec, Jeremie
AU - Kraemer, Susanne
AU - Fregenal, Irene
AU - Ramos-Quiroga, J. Antoni
AU - Arif, Muhammad
PY - 2015/10/13
Y1 - 2015/10/13
N2 - © 2015 Deberdt et al. Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often persists into adulthood. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of ADHD in adult psychiatric outpatients in several European countries. Method: ADHD diagnosis was made using the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults, version 2.0 (DIVA), according to criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) and 5th Edition (DSM-5). Results: Of 5662 patients present/approached, 2284 (40.3 %) consented, of whom 1986 patients (87.0 %) completed the study. Based on the DIVA, and applying DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 criteria, 15.8 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 14.2 %-17.4 %) or 17.4 % (95 % CI 15.7 %-19.0 %) of patients were diagnosed with ADHD, respectively. The prevalence of ADHD was 15.3 % when counting as non-ADHD those patients who screened positive but did not complete the DIVA (DSM-5). Conclusions: Estimates from this study indicate that a relevant part of the psychiatric outpatient care population suffers from ADHD.
AB - © 2015 Deberdt et al. Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often persists into adulthood. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of ADHD in adult psychiatric outpatients in several European countries. Method: ADHD diagnosis was made using the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults, version 2.0 (DIVA), according to criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) and 5th Edition (DSM-5). Results: Of 5662 patients present/approached, 2284 (40.3 %) consented, of whom 1986 patients (87.0 %) completed the study. Based on the DIVA, and applying DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 criteria, 15.8 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 14.2 %-17.4 %) or 17.4 % (95 % CI 15.7 %-19.0 %) of patients were diagnosed with ADHD, respectively. The prevalence of ADHD was 15.3 % when counting as non-ADHD those patients who screened positive but did not complete the DIVA (DSM-5). Conclusions: Estimates from this study indicate that a relevant part of the psychiatric outpatient care population suffers from ADHD.
KW - Adult
KW - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
KW - Europe
KW - Prevalence
KW - Psychiatric outpatients
U2 - 10.1186/s12888-015-0624-5
DO - 10.1186/s12888-015-0624-5
M3 - Article
VL - 15
JO - BMC Psychiatry
JF - BMC Psychiatry
SN - 1471-244X
IS - 1
M1 - 242
ER -