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Study does not establish cause and effect, and experts say it highlights need for further research

People who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as adults could be at greater risk of developing dementia later in life, research suggests.

While experts cautioned that the study did not establish whether the apparent link was cause and effect, they say it highlights the need to explore possible connections further and examine whether ADHD medications mitigate any potential dementia risk.

The results come from a study of the medical records of more than 100,000 people, which found those diagnosed with ADHD as adults appear to have almost three times the risk of being diagnosed with dementia later in life.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I wonder if there’s any correlation to mobility issues or inability to work/do consistent labour on personal projects that is typically seen with very advanced aging. I didn’t get a diagnosis until I was fully grown,(despite definitely having symptoms from early childhood) and I know if I was unable to work or put in consistent effort or unable to be mobile and go places I’d go fuckin insane with boredom and probably fall into a depressive hole liable to fall into mental dengradation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But adhd doesn't really prevent you from having hobbies or personal projects. It does make it hard to work and survive in the labour system we have today though, at least hard to not get stressed the hell out.

If I had much more free time and less stuff demanded to me and sapping my energy, I'd happily work away at a bunch of personal projects or other stuff. And in the times where I had such freedom, I did. But now that I'm stressed and bogged down by the working everyday, I do little, and it sucks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I wish it worked that way for me. Adhd makes it so difficult to have and keep hobbies and projects. At work things get done because there's rigid deadlines, which don't exist in a hobby.

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