ADDing up?

Australas Psychiatry. 2024 Feb;32(1):8-10. doi: 10.1177/10398562231211125. Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Abstract

Objective: To hypothesise that a possible increased prevalence of adult-onset attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may reflect mobile technology and digital media use being an aetiological factor.

Conclusions: Data and clinical observations support but do not prove the hypothesis.

Keywords: attention-deficit disorder; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; late-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Prevalence