ADHD in adults with major depressive or bipolar disorder: does it affect clinical features, comorbidity, quality of life, and global functioning?

Table 3 Comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders in the participants with and without AADHD in the two groups with MDD and BD, separately

Participants	*MDD		P	**BD		P
Participants	+ AADHD*** (N = 14) (%)	- AADHD (N = 91) (%)	P	+ AADHD (N = 17) (%)	- AADHD (N = 86) (%)	P
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	4(28.6%)	14(15.4%)	0.223	4(23.5%)	19(22.1%)	0.897
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	5(35.7%)	19(20.9%)	0.218	5(29.4%)	10(11.6%)	0.058
Dysthymia	4(28.6%)	5(5.5%)	0.004	0	0	0
Alcohol Use Disorder	0(0%)	3(3.3%)	0.491	4(23.5%)	2(2.3%)	0.001
Opiates Use Disorder	2(14.3%)	15(16.5%)	0.835	0(0%)	15(17.4%)	0.062
Cannabis Use Disorder	3(21.4%)	10(11%)	0.270	4(23.5%)	12(13.9%)	0.319
Amphetamine Use Disorder	1(7.1%)	2(2.2%)	0.301	0(0%)	4(4.6%)	0.364
Drug Use Disorder	4(28.6%)	8(7.6%)	0.003	5(29.4%)	8(9.3%)	0.023
Social Anxiety Disorder	2(14.3%)	1(1.1%)	0.001	0(0%)	1(1.2%)	0.655
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	2(14.3%)	3(3.3%)	0.720	0(0%)	1(1.2%)	0.655
Agoraphobia	0(0%)	3(3.3%)	0.491	2(11.8%)	0(0%)	0.001
Panic Disorder	0(0%)	2(2.2%)	0.575	2(11.8%)	1(1.2%)	0.018
Eating Disorder	1(7.1%)	1(1.1%)	0.124	1(5.9%)	2(2.3%)	0.426

*Major Depressive Disorder; **Bipolar I Disorder; ***Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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