Beyond motor hyperactivity: Racing thoughts are an integral symptom of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Martz, Émilie; Bertschy, Gilles; Kraemer, Charlotte; Weibel, Sébastien; Weiner, Luisa

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113988

Cited by 14 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 58 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Interestingly, the lack of association with bipolar disorder suggests that this dimension is not explained by the presence of a comorbidity but is indeed a specific characteristic in some individuals with ADHD. This is consistent with a recent study by Martz et al (2021) which found that some symptoms typically found in bipolar disorder (i.e., racing thoughts) are in fact part of the adult ADHD clinical picture, especially the combined presentation.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Two Facets of Emotion Dysregulation Are Core Symptomatic Domains in Adult ADHD: Results from the SR-WRAADDS, a Broad Symptom Self-Report Questionnaire

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives: Emotional dysregulation (ED) in adult ADHD is frequent but definition and tools for its evaluation are not consensual. Our aim was to determine the core ADHD symptomatic domains via the Self-Reported Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale (SR-WRAADDS) following its validation in a large clinical sample of adults with ADHD and controls. Method: Three hundred sixty-nine adult patients with ADHD and 251 healthy participants completed the SR-WRAADDS and questionnaires about ADHD, depression, and ED. We analyzed the psychometric properties of the SR-WRAADDS and a factor analysis yielded symptomatic domains. Results: The SR-WRAADDS has good reliability. The 30 symptoms were best organized in a four-factor solution: attention/disorganization, hyperactivity/restlessness, impulsivity/emotional outbursts, and emotional lability. Conclusions: The symptomatic structure of the SR-WRAADDS includes two distinct dimensions related to ED: “impulsivity/emotional outbursts” and “emotional lability.” The SR-WRAADDS is a reliable and clinically useful tool that assesses all ADHD symptom domains, including facets of ED.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Two Facets of Emotion Dysregulation Are Core Symptomatic Domains in Adult ADHD: Results from the SR-WRAADDS, a Broad Symptom Self-Report Questionnaire

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…From the studies that were carried out with the same instrument and with the samples of the same age group, but in different geographic regions, it was noted that the school populations showed variations according to the region in which they were evaluated. This trend, i.e., there being more evening than morning types, has already been seen in our previous studies of 2018 and 2019, especially in the percentiles 75 and 90 [ 17 ] (see Table 2 ).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 80%

“…It is recurrent in the literature that eveningness is also linked to psychomotor agitation. This agitation is part of the characterisation of the oppositional behaviour, and it is internally related to sleep disturbances and inattention [ 17 , 18 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Chronotype on Oppositional Behaviour and Psychomotor Agitation of School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Figueiredo

Vieira

2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between chronotype, classroom behaviour and school performance in 140 healthy school-age children attending various levels of education during the 1st cycle during 2021 in Portugal. In this cross-sectional and quantitative study, the Chronotype Questionnaire for Children (to assess the chronotype) and the Conners Scale—a reduced version was presented to the teachers (to assess behaviours such as excessive movement, inattention and oppositional behaviours)—were used. The methodology of this study followed a comparative method since the independent variables were not controlled, and therefore, it was still possible to compare the differences between the morning and evening groups. Statistical methods were used such as multivariate analyses, inter-item correlations and reliability tests, and descriptive tests were used for the percentile analysis. The sample was divided into three groups based on the identification of the chronotype—morning, intermediate and evening types—to further study the relationship between these chronotypes, their academic performance and classroom behaviour were studied. A multivariate analysis of variance revealed that there was a higher rate of oppositional behaviour in the morning type and no differences in the school performance during the two semesters (covering all of the school periods) regarding the chronotype effect, even with the analysis of regression parameters and covariates. On the other hand, the morning-type children showed a greater amount of motor agitation and impulsivity after controlling for the gender covariate. Age had an effect on the chronotype, after controlling for the covariate parental education. This study highlights the need for further research on the chronotype of the morning children in order to regulate their behaviour. The data that were obtained raise questions that have not been yet considered in the literature in the area of education and infant development.

show abstract

“…Moreover, we found a negative association between the frequency of actions generated and self-reported difficulties of social adjustment on the WRAADDS. This suggests that unusual actions are related to difficulties in social adaptation in adults with ADHD, which is consistent with the relationship between motor hyperactivity and impaired social functioning in adults with ADHD ( 11 , 145 ). In our study, motor hyperactivity was also strongly correlated with emotion dysregulation and the number of actions generated was positively correlated with affective lability.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…Moreover, ADHD symptoms persist in adulthood in twothirds of them (6,7), as 4% of adults have ADHD (8)(9)(10). Nevertheless, the clinical presentation of ADHD in adults is different: i.e., motor hyperactivity symptoms are internalized in favor of mental hyperactivity, and attentional difficulties persist or even increase (11)(12)(13)(14). In addition to these cognitive symptoms, adults with ADHD often report emotional difficulties.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tackling emotional processing in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder + autism spectrum disorder using emotional and action verbal fluency tasks

Walter

Martz²,

Weibel³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are two neurodevelopmental conditions with neuropsychological, social, emotional, and psychopathological similarities. Both are characterized by executive dysfunction, emotion dysregulation (ED), and psychiatric comorbidities. By focusing on emotions and embodied cognition, this study aims to improve the understanding of overlapping symptoms between ADHD and ASD through the use of verbal fluency tasks.MethodsFifty-two adults with ADHD, 13 adults with ADHD + ASD and 24 neurotypical (NT) participants were recruited in this study. A neuropsychological evaluation, including different verbal fluency conditions (e.g. emotional and action), was proposed. Subjects also completed several self-report questionnaires, such as scales measuring symptoms of ED.ResultsCompared to NT controls, adults with ADHD + ASD produced fewer anger-related emotions. Symptoms of emotion dysregulation were associated with an increased number of actions verbs and emotions produced in ADHD.DiscussionThe association between affective language of adults with ADHD and symptoms of emotion dysregulation may reflect their social maladjustment. Moreover, the addition of ADHD + ASD conditions may reflect more severe affective dysfunction.

show abstract

Beyond motor hyperactivity: Racing thoughts are an integral symptom of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Cited by 14 publications

References 58 publications

Two Facets of Emotion Dysregulation Are Core Symptomatic Domains in Adult ADHD: Results from the SR-WRAADDS, a Broad Symptom Self-Report Questionnaire

Two Facets of Emotion Dysregulation Are Core Symptomatic Domains in Adult ADHD: Results from the SR-WRAADDS, a Broad Symptom Self-Report Questionnaire

The Effect of Chronotype on Oppositional Behaviour and Psychomotor Agitation of School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tackling emotional processing in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder + autism spectrum disorder using emotional and action verbal fluency tasks

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About