ADHD Kills People

Описание: Main Chapters:
00:00 Intro - ADHD Kills People
00:10 Take home message
01:07 Myths About ADHD
03:43 Risks of Accidents and Death with ADHD
07:15 Studies on ADHD and Life Expectancy
09:59 Anecdotes on ADHD and Life Expectancy
21:41 Conclusion

Recent headlines were abuzz with a new report that documents that ADHD kills people. This shouldn't have surprised anyone, since several decades of research have documented that those with ADHD are at least twice as likely to be involved in serious car crashes and other accidents, and also have double the rate of suicide. On a positive note, medication treatment brings the rates of these outcomes back down to rates similar to the general population.

The recent study, on millions of residents of Great Britain, found that men with ADHD lived about 7 years less than their peers, and women with ADHD almost 9 years less. This is comparable to the impact of "serious" mental health conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and of diseases like diabetes.

This should counter the narrative that ADHD is trivial, or that it is only a "superpower". I end with several anecdotes about people killed by ADHD, since stories seem to be much more convincing to many individuals than do statistics.

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References:
Life expectancy and years of life lost for adults with diagnosed ADHD in the UK: matched cohort study (2025)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...

Hyperactive Child Syndrome and Estimated Life Expectancy at Young Adult Follow-Up: The Role of ADHD Persistence and Other Potential Predictors (2018)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...

ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality in Individuals With ADHD (2024)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...

Suicidal ideation and attempts in the United States of America among stimulant-treated, non-stimulant-treated, and untreated patients with a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2020)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Risks of all-cause and suicide mortality in mental disorders: a meta-review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

Full Chapter list:
00:00 Intro - ADHD Kills People
00:10 Take home message
01:07 Myths About ADHD
01:18 ADHD as a Superpower
02:07 ADHD as a Trivial Condition
03:43 Risks of Accidents and Death with ADHD
04:19 Inattention and Hyperactivity
04:59 Impulsivity and Risk Taking
05:36 Risks of Suicide and ADHD
06:58 Other Conditions with ADHD
07:15 Studies on ADHD and Life Expectancy
08:08 2025 Study
09:18 ADHD and Severity
09:59 Anecdotes on ADHD and Life Expectancy
11:10 First Case Study
13:24 Second Case Study
16:35 Third Case Study
21:41 Conclusion
22:00 Outro

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