Huiyuan Liao, Liwei Ko, Congying He, Chi Lin, Chelun Chang, Peiyun Lin, Shaowei Lu, Juyu Yen, Chihhung Ko
Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol. 2025 Apr 16;35(2):102-110. doi: 10.5152/pcp.2025.24896. eCollection 2025 Jun.
The present study aimed to find the electroencephalography (EEG) characteristics of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to examine if these EEG indices are associated with insomnia in adult ADHD.
Twenty-six participants were included in the adult ADHD group, and 26 sex-, age-, and education-matched participants formed the control group. Between-group differences in the resting-state EEG indices and the score of insomnia scale were assessed. Correlational analysis between these EEG indices and the score of insomnia scale was conducted.
The adult ADHD group had more insomnia problems and showed increased power over 4 frequency bands at electrodes frontal area, Cz, and Pz, except for alpha band at electrode frontal area. Furthermore, some EEG indices, especially over fast frequency bands, are associated with the score of insomnia scale.
The findings of this study reveal that adult ADHD shows a distinct EEG pattern during the resting state. The correlation between the EEG indices over fast frequency bands in adult ADHD and the score of the insomnia scale may explain the high prevalence of insomnia in adult ADHD.
本研究旨在探寻成人注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的脑电图（EEG）特征，并检验这些EEG指标是否与成人ADHD患者的失眠有关。
成人ADHD组纳入26名参与者，26名性别、年龄和教育程度相匹配的参与者组成对照组。评估静息态EEG指标和失眠量表得分的组间差异。对这些EEG指标与失眠量表得分进行相关性分析。
成人ADHD组存在更多失眠问题，且除额区电极的α频段外，额区、Cz和Pz电极处4个频段的功率增加。此外，一些EEG指标，尤其是快频段的指标，与失眠量表得分相关。
本研究结果表明，成人ADHD在静息状态下呈现出独特的EEG模式。成人ADHD快频段EEG指标与失眠量表得分之间的相关性可能解释了成人ADHD中失眠的高患病率。
