Chaos in the head and no diagnosis for years? ADHD is often discovered late, especially in women. ADHD expert Dr. Astrid Neuy-Lobkowicz explains why that can be fatal.
Dr. Neuy-Lobkowicz, why is it so important that we talk about ADHD?
The proportion of people with ADHD in the population is around four percent. Of these three and a half million ADHLERN in Germany, about eighty to ninety percent are treated untreated or incorrectly. In my practice I am faced with the effects of it every day. Untreated ADHD can favor a lot: poorer school qualifications, more frequent unemployment, increased divorces, early retirements. And according to Russell A. Barkley, one of the best-known ADHD researchers from the United States, those affected even have a thirteen years of lower life expectancy on average. The reason is often a accumulation of ADHD accompaniment symptoms: unhealthy nutrition, addiction, poor health care, too little exercise and depressive illnesses. There is a huge chance of treatment for ADHD.
The whole interview with ADHD expert Dr. You can hear Astrid Neuy-Lobkowicz here in the podcast:
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