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Friday, June 30, 2023

Fibromyalgia Patients Should Be Screened for ADHD, Study Says

A recent study concludes that fibromyalgia and ADHD may frequently co-occur — possibly resulting in increased symptom severity for one or both conditions.
By Devon Frye, Updated on March 31, 2022 

December 15, 2017 
A small observational study found high rates of comorbidity between ADHD and fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder, as well as some evidence that patients with both conditions experience heightened symptom severity. Though the study’s data is preliminary, its authors concluded that patients with fibromyalgia should receive pre-emptive ADHD screenings. 

The study was published in November in the journal Pain Medicine. Researchers tested 123 patients — all whom had been previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia — for ADHD, using the World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale. Fibromyalgia severity was also measured, using a widely recognized symptom scale called the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ-R).

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