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. 2013 Feb 22;11:22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-22

Table 5.

Patients in group 3 with mental health conditions prior to and in addition to an ADHD diagnosis

 
Patients in group 3 with mental health conditions prior to being diagnosed with ADHD (n = 20)
Patients in group 3 who were treated for mental health conditions in addition to ADHD treatment (n = 17)
Patient Mental health conditions Medications prescribed* Psychological Interventions Medications prescribed* Psychological interventions
1
Mood Disorder
Personality Disorder
Substance abuse
Depression
Antidepressants, Antipsychotics
Yes
Antidepressants, Sedatives, Anxiolytics as required
Yes
2
Anxiety Disorder
Personality Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
 
Antidepressants
Yes
No
No
3
Anxiety Disorder
Personality Disorder
 
 
No
Yes
No
No
4
Mood Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
 
 
Antidepressants
Yes
No
No
5
Mood Disorder
Substance Abuse
 
 
Antidepressants, Sedatives
Unknown by GP
Antidepressants
Yes
6
Mood Disorder
Personality Disorder
 
 
Antidepressants
Yes
No
Yes
7
Down’s Syndrome
Behavioural Problems
 
 
Sedatives
No
No
No
8
Personality Disorder
Substance Abuse
 
 
Antipsychotics, Sedatives
No
Antipsychotics, Sedatives, Other-trihexyphenidyl, Pregabalin
Unknown by GP
9
Anxiety Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants, Mood Stabilizers, Antipsychotics, Sedatives
Yes
Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Sedatives
Yes
10
Bipolar Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
Yes
Antipsychotics, Sedatives
Yes
11
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants, Antipsychotics
No
Antipsychotics
Unknown by GP
12
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants, Antipsychotics
No
Antidepressants
No
13
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
No
Antidepressants
No
14
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
No
No
No
15
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
Yes
No
Yes
16
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
Yes
Antidepressants
Yes
17
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Antidepressants
No
Antidepressants
Yes
18
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
Mood Stabilizers
No
No
No
19
Mood Disorder
 
 
 
No
Yes
Antipsychotics
Yes
20
Learning disabilities
 
 
 
Antidepressants, Sedatives, Melatonin
No
Antidepressants, Mood Stabilizers, Antipsychotics
No
21¥
No
 
 
 
 
No
Antidepressants
Yes
22¥
No
 
 
 
 
No
Antidepressants
Unknown by GP
23¥ No         No No Yes

*It was not specified whether these were prescribed concurrently or sequentially.

¥ - patients not treated for other mental health conditions prior to ADHD diagnosis.