Descomponiendo el síndrome de déficit atencional en el adulto: hacia un entendimiento de su heterogeneidad pronóstica / Prognostic heterogeneity of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults
Rev. méd. Chile
; 140(3): 379-385, mar. 2012.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by an onset in early life. More than 65% of patients persist with manifestations of ADHD in adulthood. These symptoms may interfere in activities of daily-living, interpersonal relationships and professional and academic achievement. Nevertheless, the observation of an important group of adults with ADHD who do not show significant difficulties in the areas mentioned before puts into evidence the prognostic heterogeneity of this disorder. One of the current, most accepted explanations is the Double-Pathway Model two double-dissociated deficits (Executive Disorders and Delayed-Reward Processing impairments) are involved in the genesis of ADHD, which explains the existence of different behavioral phenotypes. Moreover, personality traits like tenacity or perseverance are associated with higher levels of achievement in adults. On these grounds, we propose the hypothesis that the neurobiological correlate of tenacity/perseverance is a preserved Delayed-Reward Processing capacity, although further studies are needed to verify this idea.
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
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Logro
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Transtornos Cognitivos
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Função Executiva
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital del Salvador/CL
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Universidad de Chile Santiago/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universidad de La Frontera/CL