Thirty percent of people with ADHD will have a depressive episode, or a mood disorder. If you have ADHD, your risk of developing depression is four times greater than it is for those without the disorder. That’s because of ADHD-specific risk factors including differences in brain chemicals and how you process emotions.
In the video, from his ADDitude webinar titled “The ADHD-Depression Connection in Adults: Understanding the Link, Distinct Symptoms, and First-Line Treatments,” Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., explains why these commonly comorbid conditions — ADHD and depression — overlap.
Learn More About the ADHD and Depression Connection:
1. Take This Test: Depression in Adults
2. Take This Test: Depression in Children
3. Top Article: What is Depression?
4. Download How to Recognize and Treat Depression
5. Watch How to Stop Those Negativity Spirals
6. Read Depression: When It’s More Than a Symptom Of ADHD
Updated on September 20, 2022