Mar14 - ADHD stats - why it needs to be recognised & treated
Mar 15, 2014 18:15:52 GMT
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Post by JJ on Mar 15, 2014 18:15:52 GMT
The following information provides some statistical evidence to support the overwhelming need for ADHD to be diagnosed and medicated, in terms of personal suffering as well as the impact on families and society.
This information was taken from a training session presented on 12 March 2014, by Dr Giovanni Giarolo, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, North East London Foundation Trust and London Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. The training session was held by NELFT.
Research published last month now shows the prevalence of ADHD to be 8.8%.
(Another psychiatrist made the comment that this made it more prevalent than diabetes and, for reference the Quality and Outcomes Framework states that in 2012, the UK diabetes prevalence was 4.6%).
In this country, only one in 20 people with ADHD are diagnosed.
ADHD is the most treatable psychiatric condition. 90% of sufferers respond to medication. ADHD medication is 2-3 times more effective than anti depressants and 2-3 times more effective than anti-psychotics (in terms of response rates). It's more treatable than asthma!
80% of ADHD sufferers have a co morbid condition. But untreated ADHD causes co morbidities, so only 5% of untreated adults with ADHD have only ADHD. The most common co morbidities / outcomes caused by untreated ADHD are depression, anxiety, substance use disorder and contact with the criminal justice system.
40% of all ADHD sufferers have depression and anxiety and the most common age of onset is in late primary or early secondary school. There's treble the risk of substance abuse, which is halved with medication. Nicotine use is 2 1/2 times more likely in untreated ADHD sufferers.
A recent study by Edinburgh University found that 20% of the prison population had ADHD and 50% had a history of ADHD. If the ADHD was treated in prison, reoffending rates dropped by 30% in males and 45% in females. ADHD sufferers are more prone to suicide, and death by accidents.
70% of ADHD sufferers have co morbid sleep disorders. The only effective treatment for ADHD sufferers is optimisation of ADHD medication combined with some behavioural interventions.
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I've done the above so it could possibly be pasted into a letter to your MP or CCG or anyone you're complaining to.
But here are some other interesting / alarming stats about adhd:
The most common substances abused amongst ADHDers then are marijuana and alcohol
Parent training helps to reduce co-morbidities - particularly ODD, Conduct Disorder, depression and substance abuse.
ADHD is 80% heritable and has the same clear prevalence across the world with a very slightly increased prevalence in very wealthy countries and very poor countries.
ADHD is diagnosed in exactly the same way as all psychiatric conditions. There is no definite scan for any neurological condition except for dementia. EEGs can be predictive, but aren't a definitive test.
Connors and the other first port screening tools can't be used to make a diagnosis or exclude one and, particularly in primary school, there's only a 40% concordance rate between parent and teacher forms.
People with ASD have a reduced response rate to stimulants (50%) and their titration needs to be carried out much more slowly.
Of children with ADHD, 20% fully recover, 20% fully persist and the rest are somewhere in between.
This information was taken from a training session presented on 12 March 2014, by Dr Giovanni Giarolo, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, North East London Foundation Trust and London Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. The training session was held by NELFT.
Research published last month now shows the prevalence of ADHD to be 8.8%.
(Another psychiatrist made the comment that this made it more prevalent than diabetes and, for reference the Quality and Outcomes Framework states that in 2012, the UK diabetes prevalence was 4.6%).
In this country, only one in 20 people with ADHD are diagnosed.
ADHD is the most treatable psychiatric condition. 90% of sufferers respond to medication. ADHD medication is 2-3 times more effective than anti depressants and 2-3 times more effective than anti-psychotics (in terms of response rates). It's more treatable than asthma!
80% of ADHD sufferers have a co morbid condition. But untreated ADHD causes co morbidities, so only 5% of untreated adults with ADHD have only ADHD. The most common co morbidities / outcomes caused by untreated ADHD are depression, anxiety, substance use disorder and contact with the criminal justice system.
40% of all ADHD sufferers have depression and anxiety and the most common age of onset is in late primary or early secondary school. There's treble the risk of substance abuse, which is halved with medication. Nicotine use is 2 1/2 times more likely in untreated ADHD sufferers.
A recent study by Edinburgh University found that 20% of the prison population had ADHD and 50% had a history of ADHD. If the ADHD was treated in prison, reoffending rates dropped by 30% in males and 45% in females. ADHD sufferers are more prone to suicide, and death by accidents.
70% of ADHD sufferers have co morbid sleep disorders. The only effective treatment for ADHD sufferers is optimisation of ADHD medication combined with some behavioural interventions.
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I've done the above so it could possibly be pasted into a letter to your MP or CCG or anyone you're complaining to.
But here are some other interesting / alarming stats about adhd:
Of people who have ADHD -
40% have depression or anxiety
70% have sleep disorders
56% have conduct disorders
25-30% have ASD
40% have depression or anxiety
70% have sleep disorders
56% have conduct disorders
25-30% have ASD
The prevalence of ADHD in other conditions:
35% of those with ASD also have ADHD
50% of those with conduct disorder also have ADHD
80% of those with OCD also have ADHD (hoarding is very common)
10% of those with a sleep disorder also have ADHD
10% of those with Tourette's also have ADHD
35% of those with ASD also have ADHD
50% of those with conduct disorder also have ADHD
80% of those with OCD also have ADHD (hoarding is very common)
10% of those with a sleep disorder also have ADHD
10% of those with Tourette's also have ADHD
Inattentives
- are more prone to using stimulating substances - caffeine, cocaine (though cocaine abuse is no higher in ADHDers than in the general population)
- are more prone to anxiety and depression
- are more prone to using stimulating substances - caffeine, cocaine (though cocaine abuse is no higher in ADHDers than in the general population)
- are more prone to anxiety and depression
Hyperactive / Impulsives
- are more prone to using marijuana and alcohol
- are more prone to substance misuse, criminal behaviour, ODD and Conduct Disorder
- are more prone to using marijuana and alcohol
- are more prone to substance misuse, criminal behaviour, ODD and Conduct Disorder
The most common substances abused amongst ADHDers then are marijuana and alcohol
Parent training helps to reduce co-morbidities - particularly ODD, Conduct Disorder, depression and substance abuse.
ADHD is 80% heritable and has the same clear prevalence across the world with a very slightly increased prevalence in very wealthy countries and very poor countries.
ADHD is diagnosed in exactly the same way as all psychiatric conditions. There is no definite scan for any neurological condition except for dementia. EEGs can be predictive, but aren't a definitive test.
Connors and the other first port screening tools can't be used to make a diagnosis or exclude one and, particularly in primary school, there's only a 40% concordance rate between parent and teacher forms.
People with ASD have a reduced response rate to stimulants (50%) and their titration needs to be carried out much more slowly.
Of children with ADHD, 20% fully recover, 20% fully persist and the rest are somewhere in between.