ADHD and depression is strong. And with that connection comes an increased risk for two common scenarios that lead to ineffective or non-existent treatment for ADHD:Though ADHD and depression share similar symptoms, they are separate and distinct conditions with different treatment protocols.
ADHD is a lifelong neurological disorder that impairs executive functions, attention, and self-control; depression is a mood disorder that causes sustained periods of unprovoked sadness, irritability, fatigue, and hopelessness.Correctly distinguishing symptoms of depression from those of ADHD is vital.
However, mistakes are common for the following reasons:A recent decade-long study1 followed 388,00 young adults with ADHD and an equal number of.
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