Distribution of ADHD symptoms, and associated comorbidity, exposure to risk factors and disability: results from a general population study

Many psychiatric disorders exist on a continuum of dimensional traits. These include panic disorder (Batelaan  et al., 2007), psychotic disorder (van Os et al., 2009), and borderline personality disorder (Ten Have et al., 2016). Some somatic disorders like diabetes (Weyer et al., 2001), blood pressure (Faraone et al., 2009), and Alzheimer's dementia (Morris et al., 2001), can have been described in a similar way. The dimensional model is best understood using an iceberg metaphor: at the tip of the iceberg are the known cases with a full-blown disorder, representing one end of the dimension.

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Suzan W.N. Vogel, Margreet ten Have, Denise Bijlenga, Ron de Graaf, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, J.J. Sandra Kooij Source Type: research