Get the latest tech news

One treatable issue could dramatically improve life for adults with ADHD | Study calls for more attention to be paid to how treating sleep disorders can greatly improve wellbeing for people with ADHD.


Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) consistently score lower on happiness and quality of life assessments, but it might not be the condition that's fueling this. New research suggests that one factor, insomnia severity, could also be making all other ADHD symptoms worse.…

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) consistently score lower on happiness and quality of life assessments, but it might not be the condition that's fueling this. “Our findings show a link between ADHD traits, insomnia severity, and reduced life satisfaction,” said study senior author Sarah L. Chellappa, an associate professor at the University of Southampton. However, the good news is that sleep disorders are easier to treat than altering the clock on the circadian rhythm's chronotype, which is predominantly genetic.

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/tech

Read more on:

Photo of people

people

Photo of Life

Life

Photo of attention

attention

Related news:

News photo

Protecting my attention at the dopamine carnival

News photo

Are a Few People Ruining the Internet For the Rest of Us?

News photo

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen