Abstract
Review question/objective The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on how adults experience living with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The review questions are: How are adults diagnosed with ADHD characterized? What is the experience of adults living with symptoms of ADHD? Which protective factors in the milieu do adults living with ADHD find important in order to manage daily life skills? Inclusion criteria Types of participants This review will consider studies that include adults diagnosed with ADHD. For the purposes of this review, adults are defined as both men and women aged 16 years and older. For the purposes of this review, a clinical diagnosis of ADHD will be one based on criteria: ADHD: ICD-10: F90 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, produced by The American Psychiatric Association) 21 DSM-IV-TR: 314 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, produced by The American Psychiatric Association) 22 Phenomena of interest The phenomena of interest are the experiences of how adults with ADHD experience and manage to live with symptoms of ADHD and links between any protective factors provided by relatives, friends, fellow-students, mentors and colleagues, in order to derive strategies to manage ADHD symptoms.
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