ADHD Still Affects People into Adulthood Dutch study finds symptoms persist past age 60

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doesn't go away, even in the latest decades of life, Dutch researchers reported here. About 3% of adults over age 60 in The Netherlands still had ADHD, reported Sandra Kooij, MD, PhD, of the European Network of Adult ADHD, and colleagues at the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) meeting. "ADHD is not outgrown in adults, and neither in older people," Kooij told MedPage Today. "The prevalence is a little lower, but the disorder can still be found in older individuals, who also still suffer from typical ADHD problems like restlessness, distractability, and from concurrent depression and anxiety." http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/APSARD/55683?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-01-16&eun=g721819d0r