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Sep 2026
ADULT ADHD IN WOMEN MISDIAGNOSED AS DEPRESSION: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES, CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE EDUCATION – A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Background. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adult women remains substantially underdiagnosed and frequently misinterpreted as depressive disorders. This diagnostic inaccuracy is associated with gender-specific symptom presentation, internalization of difficulties, and compensatory masking strategies....
A. Tomaszewska, Marcelina Kaczmarek, M. Pojawa et al.
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