Study: Self-guided internet-delivered treatment can significantly reduce ADHD symptoms among adults

Although ADHD was originally considered to be a disorder of childhood, it has been clear for years that it also impacts adults. At least 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD struggle with symptoms into adulthood and the estimated prevalence of ADHD in adults is between 4 and 5%. As with children and teens, medication treatment is extensively used to treat ADHD in adults. Although medication is a core treatment for adult ADHD, and helps many individuals, many continue to experience impairment and some experience adverse effects that preclude ongoing medication treatment. Although psychological treatments for adult ADHD — either in combination with or as an alternative to medication — are recommended, they are not broadly available in routine clinical practice. As a result, relatively few adults are offered psychological-based ADHD treatment after being diagnosed. Making evidence-based psychological treatment for adult ADHD widely available would thus be extremely helpful. This issue was the focus of a recently published paper [Kenter et al., (2023). A self-guided internet-delivered intervention for adults with ADHD: Results from a randomized controlled trial, over at Internet Interventions.] The study was conducted in Norway. Study design: Participants were 120 adults (mean age ~41; 80% female) with self-reported ADHD diagnosis. They were recruited via information posted on social media pages from the national ADHD association. This was thus a ‘convenience’ sample as op...
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