Unveiling the mystery about adult ADHD: one woman's journey.

Full Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurobiological disorder, affects millions of individuals and can significantly impact an individual's life course. Research guidelines used in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment have focused primarily on Caucasian males generating, in part, the need to redress how gender and other contextual factors are considered. Consequently many women and persons from diverse cultural groups can be ignored or misdiagnosed. Undiagnosed and untreated women with ADHD are therefore limited in their potential to flourish socially, academically, interpersonally, and in their family roles. This case example of a 38-year-old African American woman illustrates how her life journey was affected by undiagnosed ADHD.

Author information

Author/s: Waite, Roberta (R); Ivey, Nicole (N);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. rlw26(-atsign-)drexel.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Issues in mental health nursing (Issues Ment Health Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 30 (issue 9) : pp 547-53

Dates: Created 2009/08/06; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19657868, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.