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Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Associations with Overeating and Obesity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Psychiatry Reports, July 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11920-010-0133-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Caroline Davis |
| Abstract |
In the past decade, we have become increasingly aware of strong associations between overweight/obesity and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. This review addresses the prevalence of the comorbidity and discusses some of the mechanisms that could account for their relationship. It is suggested that the inattentive and impulsive behaviors that characterize ADHD could contribute to overeating in our current food environment, with its emphasis on fast food consumption and its many food temptations. It is also proposed-based on the compelling evidence that foods high in fat, sugar, and salt are as addictive as some drugs of abuse-that excessive food consumption could be a form of self-medication. This view conforms with the well-established evidence that drug use and abuse are substantially higher among those with ADHD than among the general population. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 151 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 147 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 13% |
| Researcher | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 21% |
| Unknown | 36 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 37 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 9% |
| Unknown | 42 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 September 2020.
All research outputs
#6,784,577
of 22,780,967 outputs
Outputs from Current Psychiatry Reports
#569
of 1,190 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#31,521
of 94,814 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Current Psychiatry Reports
#8
of 18 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,780,967 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 69th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,190 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 17.8. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 51% of its peers.
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