Publications by authors named "Anne Beate Helseth Udal"
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- * Results showed that ADHD was more common in patients with ChP compared to those without, and that ChP in ADHD patients was linked to increased muscle tone and was more widespread and started earlier in life.
- * The findings indicate that ChP associated with ADHD differs qualitatively from that in patients without ADHD, suggesting a need for deeper investigation into the connections between ADHD and chronic pain mechanisms.
Objective: Diagnostic assessment of ADHD is challenging due to comorbid psychopathologies and symptoms overlapping with other psychiatric disorders. In this study, we investigate if a distinct pattern of neuromuscular dysregulation previously reported in ADHD, can help identifying ADHD in psychiatric patients with diverse and complex symptoms.
Method: We explored the impact of neuromuscular dysregulation, as measured by The Motor Function Neurologic Assessment (MFNU), on the likelihood of being diagnosed with ADHD, affective disorder, anxiety disorder, or personality disorder among adults ( = 115) referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic.