WHO: Workers with ADHD – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are Less Productive

WHO: Workers with ADHD – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are Less ProductiveJune 4th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:According to Journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 2008, Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do about Thirty day’s less work each year than people who don’t have this condition’. Recently a study from the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates. To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD among workers and its consequences in the workplace, the researchers surveyed 7,075 between the age group18- to 44-years. They were paid workers or self-employed as part of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative. The survey included workers in ten countries i.e. Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA.