Adult ADHD is associated with a 13 year reduction in life expectancy (on average). The largest contributing factor is, by far, behavioural disinhibition.
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Neuroimaging study of adolescents with ADHD found age-related increases in glutamate levels in the prefrontal cortex. In contrast, individuals who experienced remission of ADHD symptoms and people who never suffered from ADHD had an age-related decrease in glutamate levels in this area of the brain.
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ADHD and autism showed no signs of accelerated brain aging. Alzheimer’s disease ranks first. Alcohol and tobacco dependence rank ahead of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Study based on nearly 49,000 MRI brain scans.
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ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity: A qualitative study explores how the anticipation of rejection causes more psychological distress than the actual events, driving a "vicious circle" of emotional masking, bodily pain, and social withdrawal. (n=5)
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Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism.
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