TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Fraticelli, Silvia
AU  -  Caratelli, Giulia
AU  -  De Berardis, Domenico
AU  -  Ducci, Giuseppe
AU  -  Pettorruso, Mauro
AU  -  Martinotti, Giovanni
AU  -  Di Cesare, Gianluigi
AU  -  di Giannantonio, Massimo
T1  -  Gender differences in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an update of the current evidence
PY  -  2022
Y1  -  2022-07-01
DO  -  10.1708/3855.38380
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  57
IS  -  4
SP  -  159
EP  -  164
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/04/18
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/3855.38380
N2  -  Summary. The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in women has recently received considerable attention, as research has shown an underestimation of the disorder in females, due to a difference in presentation compared to males: females have a higher risk of having ADHD, without those “disruptive” symptoms that determine the request for help. The purpose of the present narrative review is to identify the neglected clinical problems in the diagnostic and therapeutic intervention of women with ADHD and to analyze the associated comorbid problems. The conducted PubMed search and the relevant literature review on the topic show that the impairment of ADHD in women is underestimated due to the different ways the phenomenon manifests compared to traditional male’s symptoms. This underestimation consequently leads to an inadequate treatment and has negative repercussions on the social context in which women are involved in.
ER  -