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- Title
Adult ADHD Symptoms in a Large Metropolitan Area From Brazil: Prevalence and Associations with Psychiatric Comorbidity, Bullying, Sexual Abuse, and Quality of Life.
- Authors
Mattos, Paulo; Moraes, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de; Sichieri, Rosely; Hay, Phillipa; Faraone, Stephen V.; Appolinario, Jose Carlos
- Abstract
There is scant data about the prevalence and correlates of ADHD in middle-income countries. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and psychiatric correlates of symptomatic ADHD in a large metropolitan area of a middle-income country. Methods: An in-person household survey with randomly selected 2,297 adults aged 19 to 60 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by trained lay interviewers. The Adult Self-Rating Scale Screener (ASRS-6) was used. Chi-square and logistic regression were conducted. Results: ADHD prevalence was 4.59 (95% CI [3.56, 5.44]). Those with ADHD were younger and more often unemployed; they displayed more psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse) and a history of bullying and sexual abuse. They also had worse physical health indicators. Findings remained significant when controlling for socioeconomic variables. Conclusion: Adults with symptomatic ADHD from a large metropolitan area in Brazil show a pattern of findings consistent with what has been observed in higher-income countries
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RIO de Janeiro (Brazil); METROPOLITAN areas; QUALITY of life; SEX crimes; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADULTS; CYBERBULLYING
- Publication
Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024, Vol 28, Issue 7, p1082
- ISSN
1087-0547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10870547241229097