Penttilä Jani, Rintahaka Pertti, Kaltiala-Heino Riittakerttu
Päijät-Hämeen keskussairaala, nuorisopsykiatrian poliklinikka Vapaudenkatu 6, 15110 Lahti.
Duodecim. 2011;127(14):1433-9.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in not necessarily a phenomenon passing away with childhood, instead in some patients attention problems continue, causing disturbances until adulthood. ADHD hampers studying and getting along in working life, social relationships as well as traffic skills. ADHD is also associated with increased risk of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Several studies have shown that stimulant medication and psychosocial forms of treatment are able to reduce long-term handicaps of ADHD and associated psychiatric morbidity.
注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）不一定是一种随着童年结束而消失的现象，相反，在一些患者中，注意力问题会持续存在，直至成年都会造成困扰。ADHD会妨碍学习以及在工作生活、社交关系和交通技能方面的正常相处。ADHD还与药物滥用和犯罪行为风险增加有关。多项研究表明，兴奋剂药物治疗和心理社会治疗方式能够减少ADHD的长期障碍及相关精神疾病发病率。
