Assessment of ADHD and Its Related Symptoms

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on the Assessment of ADHD and its related symptoms in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The international Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing articles and communications in the interdisciplinary field of environmental health sciences and public health.

In recent decades, important developmental steps have been taken in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adulthood. For example, the International Consensus Statement has provided information on the development, course, outcome, and treatment options of ADHD. Furthermore, the aim of the statement was to uncover possible misconceptions and stigmas that accompany the disorder and to help reduce these in the future. In addition, the development and expansion of diagnostic instruments, e.g., through neuropsychological procedures, as well as evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches are important cornerstones in the development of this research area. Moreover, the approval of various pharmacological options, such as MPH, have enabled ADHD patients to reduce their symptoms in everyday life. Nevertheless, there are still ongoing challenges.

The most common issue is certainly the differentiation of the main symptoms of adult ADHD from other mental disorders and/or medical illnesses and the difficulty of retrospectively identifying the symptoms of ADHD in adulthood. Moreover, the impact of various comorbid disorders, which frequently occur in addition to this disorder, must be mentioned. One example might be the diagnostic differentiation of the symptoms of comorbid disorders such as depression or addiction from the symptoms of adult ADHD, to enable adequate management and treatment of these disorders.

These briefly mentioned points often pose enormous challenges for clinicians. Moreover, it demonstrates the importance of fundamental and clinical research in the field of ADHD which aims to achieve an improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder and a subsequent improvement in the quality of life in the social, occupational, and educational spheres of those affected.

This Special Issue aims to document the assessment of adult ADHD and its related symptoms. Besides being open to different contexts, we also welcome contributions from across the globe. I would like to stress that negative results that contribute to our understanding of adult ADHD are also welcome. From my point of view, these as well as positive results contribute to the scientific progress in this field of research. The keywords presented are intended as a broad guideline for articles.

Prof. Dr. Christian Mette
Guest Editor

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