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Adult ADHD

Guest Editors:
Akira Iwanami: Showa University, Japan
Thais Martins-Silva: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Alexandra Philipsen: University Hospital Bonn, Germany


BMC Psychiatry welcomed submissions to our Collection on Adult ADHD.

Since attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is usually diagnosed in children or adolescents, ADHD is often overlooked in adults. BMC Psychiatry aimed to provide a platform for new knowledge pertaining to ADHD. In particular, we invited submissions related to all aspects of adult ADHD, which includes but is not limited to studies on symptoms, treatment, and its management.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Akira Iwanami: Showa University, Japan

Dr. Akira Iwanami serves as a professor of psychiatry at Showa University School of Medicine and the director of Showa University Karasuyama Hospital located in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1985 and since then has been engaged in clinical and research work in psychiatry. His main research interests have been psychophysiological studies of psychiatric disorders and clinical studies of adult developmental disorders. With regard to developmental disorders in adulthood, he has been engaged in research on the similarities and differences between ASD and ADHD, research on theory of mind, and research on pharmacotherapy for ADHD.

Thais Martins-Silva: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Dr. Thais Martins-Silva is a nutritionist with PhD in Epidemiology from the Postgraduate Program of Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas. She is a postdoctoral researcher at Human Development and Violence (DOVE) Research Center, and a collaborator at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders Program and Health Research and Innovation Group groups. Her current research interests are in epidemiology and public health, with an emphasis on mental health and the investigation of health determinants across the life cycle, using objective measures and biological markers as an approach.

Alexandra Philipsen: University Hospital Bonn, Germany
Dr. Alexandra Philipsen has been Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital of Bonn since 2018. From 2014 to 2017, she headed the newly established University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Karl Jaspers Clinic, Medical Campus University of Oldenburg. She received most of her clinical and scientific training at the University Hospital of Freiburg. In 1999, she completed her doctorate on the topic of botulinum toxin as a new therapeutic option in neuropediatrics, and in 2009 she habilitated on the topic of the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults. She is a supervisor for behavioral therapy, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Psychotherapy and a board member of the Chairs of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. She serves on numerous national and international committees. Her research focuses on the understanding and treatment of adult ADHD.

About the collection

BMC Psychiatry welcomed submissions to our Collection on Adult ADHD.

Since attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is usually diagnosed in children or adolescents, ADHD is often overlooked in adults. BMC Psychiatry aimed to provide a platform for new knowledge pertaining to ADHD. In particular, we invited submissions related to all aspects of adult ADHD, which includes but is not limited to studies on symptoms, treatment, and its management.

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  1. The aim was to develop and test a novel screen of adult ADHD, with a specific focus on clinical use. We designed a series of three studies to accomplish this aim.

    Authors: Joel L. Young, Richard N. Powell, Celeste Zabel, Jaime Saal, Lisa L. M. Welling, Jillian Fortain and Ashley Ceresnie
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:806
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Core symptoms in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Many individuals with this disorder also have a sedentary lifestyle, co-morbid mental illness su...

    Authors: Mialinn Arvidsson Lindvall, Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist, Lena Axelsson Svedell, Anna Philipson, Yang Cao and Mussie Msghina
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:697
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Adult ADHD" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.