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Insufficient concentration of ADHD 90% of suspected female patients did not seek medical attention 70% of patients are more difficult to concentrate under the epidemic

2021-03-07T07:46:24.267Z


A group concerned with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) conducted a survey earlier this year and found that 90% of women suspected of ADHD did not seek treatment. Many of them said they did not know the treatment channel


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Written by: Huang Yongyu

2021-03-07 15:34

Last update date: 2021-03-07 15:35

A group concerned with attention disorders and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) conducted a survey earlier this year and found that 90% of women suspected of ADHD did not seek treatment. Many of them said they did not know the treatment channels and methods; There are also 7 adults who think it is more difficult to focus and accomplish goals under the epidemic.

Concern groups have reminded that women’s symptoms are harder to detect than men, and women are encouraged to learn more and seek medical advice as soon as possible.

A group focusing on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) conducted a survey earlier this year and found that 90% of women suspected of ADHD did not seek treatment.

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The survey was organized by the social enterprise Let's Talk ADHD and the Live Miao Adult Concern Association and co-organized by the Concentration Promotion Association. It was conducted from January to February this year. 1176 questionnaires were received, of which 115 were confirmed ADHD cases and 531 were suspected ADHD cases, the number of valid questionnaires is 646 women.

The survey found that among the suspected cases, as many as 97.1% (500 people) of the respondents indicated that they had not received any relevant treatment, and 36% of the respondents did not know the institutional channels for providing treatment; 35.2% did not know the treatment method; burden Can't afford medical expenses and don't want to take medicine accounted for 22.4% and 21.6% respectively.

The epidemic broke out for more than a year, and the investigation also explored the impact on ADHD patients.

The results showed that 69.2% (424 people) of the confirmed and suspected confirmed that they are inattentive and difficult to complete the goal; 62.5% (383) lack motivation; 60.5% (371) are forgetful, delayed, and even 62.8 % (385 people) experienced excessive shopping/use of the Internet/social media.

In addition, nearly half of people believe that colleagues or supervisors cannot understand their symptoms and offer support during the epidemic.

It is recommended that suspected patients can learn more online through the



founder of the Focus Promotion Association and pediatrician Wang Yuzhen, said that the part of self-education is very important. It is recommended that suspected patients can learn more online through the Internet and remind them to refer to authoritative websites.

She emphasized that if there is no treatment, the price will be even greater.

She also pointed out that male symptoms are more obvious than female symptoms.

Regarding the impact of the epidemic, she explained that because of the basic needs of working at home and studying at home, it is difficult for patients to exercise, which makes it more difficult to concentrate.

▼The epidemic has repeated social distancing measures for a week starting from March 4▼

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