Abstract:

Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder (DEHB) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood and continues in adolescence and adulthood. Biologically and behaviorally, individuals have different chronotypes in the form of morning and evening. It is believed that psychiatric disorders are associated with chronotype differences. This study aims to investigate the chronotype and clinical characteristics of DEHB. Methods: This study is conducted at the University of Çukurova Faculty of Medicine and has a cutting-edge design. The study included 33 healthy volunteers who first applied to the clinic with 180 facts and no psychiatric history. In order to scan the symptoms of ADHD and determine the facts to be taken to clinical consultation, Adult ADHD Self Notification Scale and Adult ADHD Diagnosis and Evaluation Inventory have been used. The clinical consultations have been applied for Adult Diagnostic Consultation for ADHD, Morning Evening Survey, Structured Clinical Consultation for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). In all cases, the DSM-5 criteria are based on the assessment. Results: The incidence in cases first applied to the psychiatric clinic of DEHB was 18.3%. In cases diagnosed with ADHD, the rate of evening appearance was significantly high compared to the clinical population and the control group. In cases diagnosed with ADHD, male sex and drug use rates have been significantly high compared to clinical population. Result: ADHD is more common in adult psychiatric clinics than the general population. Individuals with this disorder should also be questioned in terms of differences in biological and behavioral rhythms and accompanying comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. More studies on the chronobiological aspect of DEHB are needed.

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