Anxiety and Mood Regulating Treatment for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
Vol. 12 No. 1 : 2017 (99-102)

Maszaidi Z Maszaidi Z
HATTA S HATTA S
NURUL HAZWANI H NURUL HAZWANI H

Abstract
Anxiety and mood symptoms are common in Attention Deficit Disorder. We highlight a case of 23-year-old man who presented with poor attention and gradual poor academic performance. His poor academic achievement was noted by the parent, only for the past 2-3 yrs prior to the psychiatric consultation. He developed low mood but there was no biological symptoms of depression. He was started on both daily treatment of Buproprion 150 mg daily, and Ritalin 10 mg PRN basis. The common treatment for attention deficit disorder in was a stimulant but in this case an antidepressant was used. It was shown that patient started to show improvement with treatment and was able to focus on his study.
Keywords : adult, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bupropion, depression,
Abstrak
Kebimbangan dan gangguan emosi amat biasa di dalam Penyakit Kecelaruan Defisit Perhatian. Laporan kes ini mengetengahkan kes lelaki Melayu berusia 23 tahun yang menunjukkan masalah memberi perhatian dan kemerosotan pencapaian akademiknya secara ketara. Kemerosotan pengajiannya disedari oleh ahli keluarganya 2-3 tahun sebelum beliau mendapatkan rawatan psikiatri. Beliau juga mengalami masalah kemurungan tetapi tidak mengalami gejala biologi kemurungan. Beliau telah dirawat dengan ubat-ubatan Buproprion 150 mg setiap hari dan juga ubat Ritalin 10 mg. Kebiasaannya ubat peransang digunakan untuk rawatan penyakit kecelaruan deficit perhatian tetapi dalam kes ini ubat anti kemurungan telah digunakan. Beliau telah menunjukkan penambahbaikan selepas memakan ubat dan seterusnya dapat memberi fokus kepada pembelajaran akademiknya.
Kata Kunci : bupropion, dewasa, kebimbangan, kecelaruan deficit perhatian dan hiperaktif, tekanan,

Correspondance Address
Hatta Sidi. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603-91456142 Fax: +603-91456681 E-mail: hattasidi@hotmail.com