Differentiation and comorbidity of bipolar disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults

A clinical and nosological perspective

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ID15519119
AuthorsAnna Comparelli (0000-0003-4557-0931, CTO Andrea Alesini, corresponding author), Lorenzo Polidori (Sapienza University of Rome), Giuseppe Sarli (0000-0001-6405-3484, Sapienza University of Rome), Andrea Pistollato (Sapienza University of Rome), Maurizio Pompili (0000-0003-1886-4977, Sapienza University of Rome)
Year2022
Volume13
Pages949375-949375
Publication date2022-08-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.949375
PMID36032257
OpenAlexW4290996764
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are mental disorders with high degree of lifetime comorbidity. Both BD and ADHD are disorders with onset in childhood and early adolescence. Both disorders are often undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and sometimes overdiagnosed, leading to high rates of morbidity and disability. The psychiatric and behavioral symptoms associated with ADHD and BD have significant overlap. Albeit the existence of a large body of literature, it is far from being clear whether comorbidity can be explained by the confounding overlap of operationally defined criteria or whether it reflects a genuine comorbidity of two biologically distinct disorders. The aim of this paper is to recognize and/or differentiate the pattern of ADHD across the course of BD from a nosological point of view, focusing on specific clinical and neurobiological dimensions. We found that some critical issues may help to fulfill the purpose of our perspective. We suggest that the relationship between ADHD and BD, based on clinical, developmental, and epidemiological commonalities, can be better clarified using four different scenarios

Attention deficit · Bipolar disorder · Cognition · Comorbidity · Confounding · Perspective (graphical · Psychiatry · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology

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