Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders in adolescents, and a full syndrome diagnosis requires a combination of persistent symptoms. In a multicentre cross-sectional study from Italy using a non-clinical sample from a secondary school comprising 440...
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| description | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders in adolescents, and a full syndrome diagnosis requires a combination of persistent symptoms. In a multicentre cross-sectional study from Italy using a non-clinical sample from a secondary school comprising 440 adolescents, published in this issue of BJPsych Open, Gostoli et al examined whether unhealthy lifestyle habits are linked to both clinical manifestation of ADHD and subclinical symptomatology. In line with the literature, the authors demonstrate an association between clinical ADHD diagnosis, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial impairments. Modifiable, adverse lifestyle behaviours are also prevalent in subclinical ADHD manifestations. This observation may be important for child and adolescent psychiatry when considering targeted health promotion approaches that delay or prevent progression from subclinical to clinical ADHD. In this article, we discuss from a clinical perspective the putative relevance of addressing subclinical ADHD symptoms in the context of the existing literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e20d85a194f48b0a0110441daf762542025-08-20T03:39:45ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-03-011110.1192/bjo.2024.837Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications?Kristin Annawald0Thomas Meyer1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-1400Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Göttingen, University of Göttingen, GermanyDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Göttingen, University of Göttingen, GermanyAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders in adolescents, and a full syndrome diagnosis requires a combination of persistent symptoms. In a multicentre cross-sectional study from Italy using a non-clinical sample from a secondary school comprising 440 adolescents, published in this issue of BJPsych Open, Gostoli et al examined whether unhealthy lifestyle habits are linked to both clinical manifestation of ADHD and subclinical symptomatology. In line with the literature, the authors demonstrate an association between clinical ADHD diagnosis, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial impairments. Modifiable, adverse lifestyle behaviours are also prevalent in subclinical ADHD manifestations. This observation may be important for child and adolescent psychiatry when considering targeted health promotion approaches that delay or prevent progression from subclinical to clinical ADHD. In this article, we discuss from a clinical perspective the putative relevance of addressing subclinical ADHD symptoms in the context of the existing literature.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424008378/type/journal_articleAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)unhealthy lifestyle behaviourseating disordersmedia usesubclinical manifestations |
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| title | Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications? |
| title_full | Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications? |
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| title_short | Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications? |
| title_sort | modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in subclinical manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder what are the first empirical results and putative clinical implications |
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