When I was unexpectedly diagnosed with ADHD last year, it turned over my entire identity. At the age of 37, I had a calm and burning temper, the compulsive reorganization of my spiritual listing, and the same sentence to write and rewrite the same sentence for hours. I was tired of this, but I thought it was who I was. My diagnosis reconstructed these habits as symptoms of the disease. Treatment has restored my racing ideas in a way I have never experienced before.
However, knowing that ADHD, which stands for “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”, has also focused on new issues. Apparently, I have the risk of early death. According to the survey Published last week It analyzed the death of more than 30,000 British adults,, ADHD is a male man for nearly seven years, and a woman is about nine years shorter. 9 years! The survey results are the average life expectancy of people with ADHD Almost the same as smokersAbout, and 5 years shorter than a large number of drinkers。 When I sent my research to my husband with ADHD, he sent a text message saying “Damn”.
Many Americans have foreseen survey results. As of 2022, about 7 million Americans The 3 to 17 -year -old child had been diagnosed with ADHD at some point as of 2022. 1 million more than the same age group in 2016. It has increased rapidly in recent years。 The rise in ADHD’s illness is full of some light nissivening properties. As I wrote in 2023, the doubt about the recent validity of adult diagnosis was raised. Some of them were provided through suspicious telehels services that disable prescriptions. In addition, ADHD is widely seen as calm, obvious and mediocre. Struggling to focus is not the same as schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is related to a decrease in life expectancy. However, ADHD said, “It’s not as innocent as some people think so,” said Margaret Siburi, a psychiatric professor at the University of Washington’s Faculty of Medicine.
No one will die from ADHD itself. Rather, symptoms such as concentration problems, Emotional instability,, Memories of memory and impulsivity You can touch almost all aspects of life. Researchers have long known that ADHD people are likely to be engaged. Dangerous behaviorUse of drug abuse, non -safe sex, gambling, criminal acts, and Dangerous driving。 They have higher risks depression,, anxietyand suicide。 It is difficult to keep up with healthy lifestyle habits, such as eating and exercising well, leading to a higher rate. obesity。 All of these risks can reduce human life. Has ADHD all over the world Is associated with Low social economic status。
An expert told me that some of the most threatening effects of ADHD may be the most noticeable. If you don’t have a doctor’s reservation, you forget to take the medicine, and struggle to navigate the medical system, the existing illness may worsen. SC for poor behavior could be more difficult to maintain a job, maintain a healthy relationship, and stay away from prison. If you forget to pay the rent, it may lead to evacuation. The sudden impulse of wanting to run down the expressway can end with a collision.
A new study pointed out this kind of risk to explain how ADHD would shorten someone’s life. In addition to shocking surveys, the first thing that deserves research is the first person to directly quantify the year lost by ADHD. By matching the diagnosis with the death record, the author calculated the mortality rate of ADHD people. Previous study By estimating the effects of known risks, we quantified the effects of childhood diagnosis in life, resulting in similar discoveries. “There is data related to personal mortality ratio. There is data in the future,” said Sibleyy.
The calculation is not decisive. The number of life addiction on the top line is part of the range that incorporates errors. 4.5-9 for men, 11 years, 6.55-10 for women, 91 years. “The estimate is not so accurate,” Joshua Stot, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of London, told me. Nevertheless, even the most optimistic scenario discussed in this paper is a “big difference” of men 4.5 years of reduction.
Another warning he added is that the research group may be distorted to those who have additional health problems, and may probably expand the risk of death. In the UK, under diagnosis of ADHD is common, so the diagnosis may have been looking for it and have touched on medical services overall. Perhaps the biggest limit on this study is that treatment does not help. According to Stott, the research did not use good data about who was handled.
There was no doubt that treatment would be useful among the researchers I spoke. In fact, only diagnosis is even more important. It is an idea that turned my fear into hope. Once people recognize their condition, they can learn about risks and adjust their lifestyle accordingly. David Goodman, an ADHD expert and a psychiatric professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, told me. If ADHD can be diagnosed and managed, the stot said, “Many of them will disappear.” surely, the study ADERALL -like drugs suggest that ADHD effects on average life expectancy can be reduced. It should provide many Americans with comfort: 2023, Two -thirds Among the American adults with ADHD, they were receiving drug therapy or behavioral therapy.
The better, the better, the better you know about your disability and the risks related to it. In a way, Goodman said that ADHD is like diabetes. If it is treated early, it is possible to live a relatively healthy life. The less treated, the more heart disease, visual acuity, nervous damage, kidney disease, etc. are accumulated. For ADHD and diabetes, treatment includes both drugs and lifestyle changes.
At first, my diagnosis brought salvation. And anger and regret -I spent nearly 40 years, when I was able to manage my obstacles for a long time and felt that I was frustrated by myself. When I shared it with Goodman, he answered: “Every other person diagnosed in your adult year.” Under diagnosis is not limited to the UK. Worldly, They are commonEspecially between girls and women. Under diagnosis partially explains the increase in adult cases. Considering the discovery of Stott, the increase in adult diagnosis is positive. That means that they have the opportunity to claim the year they may have lost in other ways. According to the diagnosis, Goodman said, “The goal is to reduce future regrets, considering the current information and decisions.”
But that requires a new perspective on ADHD. It has long been classified as a mental disorder, but it is often considered a stage that can grow. Ultimately, multiple children learn that they are sitting still. The concept that ADHD is a serious lifetime disorder remains underestimated. The research community is relatively new. This state has a suspicious reputation among the general public: just yesterday, Senator Tommy Tubar Building I lamented the day I passed In order to manage the child’s ADHD, it may be considered as a way to use a stimulant recreation without using the drug. SIBLEY recently assembled ADHD that some scientists are still fighting for adult ADHD itself. Incorrect epidemic It was caused by overly medical society and self -diagnosis. In fact, among the Coronavirus pandemic, Tactoku’s creator is a self -diagnosis ADHD. I did the same followerIt is not anyone’s speculation whether their evaluation was correct.
Occasionally, I have doubts about my diagnosis, and my precautions are that everyone feels chronically inconsistent due to text, social media alerts, e -mail notifications, and the infinite attack on the news. You can do it. But now I know that ADHD is more than just a matter of notes. I can’t deny the relief I experienced in treatment because of impulsivity, recklessness, angry explosion, and desperate thoughts. For people with ADHD, hope is that diagnosis helps to solve the serious state from the enthusiastic reality of modern life. Both are tired, but at least one can be controlled.
