Adult ADHD and Comorbid Somatic Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review, synthesize, and appraise available evidence, connecting adult ADHD with somatic disease.

Method

Embase, Psychinfo, and Medline databases were searched for studies published from 1994 to 2015 addressing adult ADHD and somatic comorbidity. Somatic conditions were classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Levels of evidence were graded as inconclusive, tentative, or well documented.

Results

Most of the 126 studies included in the qualitative synthesis were small and of modest quality. Obesity, sleep disorders, and asthma were well-documented comorbidities in adult ADHD. Tentative evidence was found for an association between adult ADHD and migraine and celiac disease. In a large health registry st

SUBMITTER: Instanes JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987989 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature