ACHD Among Adults and Effect on Marriage

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"Experts suggest that at least 4 percent of adults have the disorder, that as many as half of all children with A.D.H.D. do not fully outgrow it and continue to struggle with symptoms as adults, and that many adults with the disorder never received the diagnosis as children.

"Some research suggests that these adults are twice as likely to be divorced; another study found high levels of distress in 60 percent of marriages where one spouse had the disorder." - New York Times

The study referenced in the NYT article states: "The estimated prevalence of current adult ADHD was 4.4%. Significant correlates included being male, previously married, unemployed, and non-Hispanic white. Adult ADHD was highly comorbid with many other DSM-IV disorders assessed in the survey and was associated with substantial role impairment."

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New York Times, Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage, 7/19/2010

The Prevalence and Correlates of Adult ADHD in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, Am J Psychiatry 163:716-723, April 2006