Kinark Child and Family Services, Trent University and Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada ; University of Lethbridge Health Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 Sep 26;10:1781-91. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S64136. eCollection 2014.
A PubMed review was conducted for papers reporting on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in postsecondary students. The review was performed in order to determine the prevalence and symptomatology of ADHD in postsecondary students, to examine its effects on academic achievement, and discuss appropriate management. The prevalence of ADHD symptoms among postsecondary students ranges from 2% to 12%. Students with ADHD have lower grade point averages and are more likely to withdraw from courses, to indulge in risky behaviors, and to have other psychiatric comorbidities than their non-ADHD peers. Ensuring that students with ADHD receive appropriate support requires documented evidence of impairment to academic and day-to-day functioning. In adults with ADHD, stimulants improve concentration and attention, although improved academic productivity remains to be demonstrated. ADHD negatively impacts academic performance in students and increases the likelihood of drug and alcohol problems. Affected students may therefore benefit from disability support services, academic accommodations, and pharmacological treatment.
进行了一项 PubMed 综述，以查找报告高等教育阶段学生注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的论文。该综述旨在确定高等教育阶段学生 ADHD 的患病率和症状表现，研究其对学业成绩的影响，并讨论适当的管理方法。高等教育阶段学生 ADHD 症状的患病率为 2%至 12%不等。患有 ADHD 的学生的平均绩点较低，更有可能退课、从事冒险行为，以及出现其他精神共病，与非 ADHD 同龄人相比。确保 ADHD 学生获得适当的支持需要有学业和日常功能受损的书面证据。在 ADHD 成人中，兴奋剂可改善注意力和注意力，但改善学业生产力仍有待证明。ADHD 会对学生的学业成绩产生负面影响，并增加药物和酒精问题的可能性。因此，受影响的学生可能受益于残疾支持服务、学术适应和药物治疗。
