Comorbidity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

Since some primary headaches and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) share several clinical features, the issue of whether these conditions are comorbid is of importance. Both are prevalent chronic diseases of the childhood, affecting from 3 to 10% of children and adolescents worldwide. The burden of these conditions is severe, disturbing the child's life in many degrees and dimensions, making them major public health problems of childhood and adolescence. Our studies suggest that migraine and ADHD are comorbid. In the first study, we showed comorbidity of migraine and symptoms of ADHD but not ADHD per se. In the second, we found the full comorbidity to exist. Being comorbid, both diseases may add to the impact on quality of life, mental health, school performance, and other important outcomes in the lives of children and adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)