Clinical Effects of ADHD Subtypes in Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder

KOYUNCU A., Celebi F., Ertekin E., Kok B. E., Tukel R.

JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS, vol.23, no.12, pp.1464-1469, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1087054715617533
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1464-1469
  • Keywords: social phobia, social anxiety disorder, attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, comorbidity, DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, AGE-DEPENDENT DECLINE, PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY, ADULT ADHD, PREVALENCE, SYMPTOMS, CHILDREN, BOYS, PERSISTENT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Our aim in this study is to evaluate the impacts of inattentive and combined types of childhood ADHD (ADHD-I, ADHD-C) in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Methods: A total of 142 adult outpatients with a primary diagnosis of SAD were included. All patients were assessed by using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), ADHD module and a clinical and sociodemographic data form and scales were filled out. Results: Childhood ADHD comorbidity rates was found to be 88 (62%) in patients with SAD, and 63 of these patients had the diagnosis of ADHD-I. ADHD-I group had higher scores of social anxiety and avoidance and had earlier onset of SAD than the ADHD-C group. Conclusion: The inattentive subtype of ADHD may have a more specific relationship with SAD than ADHD-C.