TDAH em adultos

Carlos Salgado; Fábio Barbirato

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.786

Authors

Carlos Salgado Pesquisador do ProDAH - Programa de Déficit de atenção/hiperatividade do HCPA/UFRGS. Membro da Câmara Técnica em Psiquiatria do CFM - Conselho Federal de Medicina. Membro do Conselho Consultivo da ABEAD - Associação para o Estudo do Álcool e outras Drogas
Fábio Barbirato Chefe do Ambulatório de Psiquiatria da Infância e Adolescência do Serviço de Psiquiatria da Santa Casa do Rio de Janeiro, Professor das Pós Graduações em Psiquiatria e Psicologia da PUC-Rio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.786

Keywords:

ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD, is a mental illness that has as its main symptoms difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

In adult life, this disease can bring a series of significant consequences and losses on the professional side and in interpersonal relationships. Even affecting 3 to 5% of people worldwide, ADHD is still surrounded by much prejudice and stigma. Many still do not consider it a disease and believe that the disorder does not exist, which makes it difficult to seek medical treatment, often due to lack of scientific information.