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Table 1 Current and past ADHD symptoms in BPD adolescents (N = 85)

From: ADHD in adolescents with borderline personality disorder

 

Current ADHD symptoms

Past ADHD symptoms

ADHD symptoms*

Subclinical

symptoms

Clinical

symptoms

Subclinical

symptoms

Clinical

symptoms

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sustained attention

10 (12)

6 (7)

8 (9)

10 (12)

Distractibility

11 (13)

8 (9)

14 (16)

7 (8)

Motor hyperactivity

11 (13)

9 (11)

11 (13)

8 (9)

Impulsivity

17 (20)

9 (11)

17 (20)

11 (15)

At least 1 ADHD symptom

27 (32)

12 (14)

28 (33)

18 21)

   - without Impulsivity

22 (26)

10 (12)

24 (28)

12 (14)

DSM-IV Diagnosis of ADHD

 

9 (11)

 

13 (15)

  1. * ADHD symptoms as assessed with the K-SADS-PL ADHD screening section. BPD = Borderline personality disorder; ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.