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Future galaxy collision predicted
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- A new study suggests untreated attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in U.S. adults may account for nearly $77 billion in lost income each year.
"Evaluating, diagnosing and treating this condition may not only improve the quality of life, but may save adults with ADHD billions of dollars every year," Dr. Joseph Biederman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an author on the study, said in a statement.
The study is being presented Monday at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in Atlanta. Shire, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures Adderall, a drug used to treat ADHD, supported the survey with an unrestricted grant.
In the study, Biederman and colleagues compared 500 ADHD adults with 501 healthy adults that were matched for gender and age. The ADHD group was less likely to graduate from high school or college and more likely to report problems that interfered with the abilitiy to work.
The average loss of income among the ADHD group was $8,900 to $15,400 annually.
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