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Diagnoses have been increasing in both kids and adults. The recent government report also found adult ADHD was more common than earlier estimates had suggested.

儿童和成人的诊断都在增加。 最近的政府报告还发现，成人多动症比早期估计所表明的更为普遍。

“We haven’t had (federal) adult ADHD data in a long time,” said Angelika Claussen. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researcher was one of the study’s writers.

“很长一段时间以来，我们已经有（联邦）成人多动症数据了。” 美国疾病控制和预防中心研究人员是该研究的作家之一。

There were signs of the rise, she added. Increasing demand for ADHD medication led to severe shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. A 2023 study showed the rise in prescriptions, or doctors’ orders for such medication, was notable in adults — especially among women.

她补充说，有上升的迹象。 对多动症药物的需求不断增长，导致在2020年3月共同19日大流行后严重短缺。2023年的一项研究表明，处方的增加，或者医生的这种药物命令在成年人中，尤其是女性。

ADHD diagnoses and medication were increasing before the pandemic. This is partly because of a change in general diagnostic measures in 2013. Those changes expanded the definition of ADHD and reduced the number of signs, or symptoms, required for diagnosis.

多动症诊断和药物在大流行之前正在增加。 这部分是因为2013年的一般诊断措施发生了变化。这些变化扩大了多动症的定义，并减少了诊断所需的体征数量或症状。

But cases really seemed to increase in 2020, when schools closed and many adults were forced to work from home.

但是，当学校关闭并且许多成年人被迫在家工作时，案件似乎在2020年确实有所增加。

“It’s very difficult to focus when you are home and you have kids,” Claussen said. She said such conditions may have worsened ADHD symptoms in people with less severe cases.

克劳森说：“当您回家并且有孩子时，很难集中精力。” 她说，这种情况可能会使病例较少的人恶化ADHD症状恶化。

Experts say that it was long believed that ADHD was underdiagnosed in adults. Now, experts debate about whether it has become over-diagnosed.

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