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Is adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder a valid diagnosis in the presence of high IQ?

Psychological medicine - 1 Aug 2009

Antshel K M, Faraone S V, Maglione K, Doyle A, Fried R, Seidman L, Biederman J

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BACKGROUND: Because the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in higher education settings is rapidly becoming a contentious issue, particularly among patients with high IQs, we sought to assess the validity of diagnosing ADHD in high-IQ adults and to further characterize the clinical features associated with their ADHD. METHOD: We operationalized high IQ as having a full-scale IQ120. We...

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PMID: 19105857
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708004959

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