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抄録 近年,成人期の神経発達障害は注目を集めているが,適切な診断や併存の評価は難しい。本研究は,昭和大学附属烏山病院の成人期発達障害専門外来を受診した3,845名の診療録を後方視的に調査し,最終診断や患者背景,前医での診断名,および評価尺度の妥当性について検討した。自閉スペクトラム症(ASD),注意欠如・多動症(ADHD),限局性学習症のいずれかの最終診断がついた者は45%であった。Autism-Spectrum Quotient(AQ)とAdult ADHD Self-Report Scale(ASRS)の特異度は低く,女性は男性より高値を示し,ASDにおいてはAQと年齢が正相関していた。この結果から,専門外来受診者の半数は神経発達障害以外の診断となり,AQやASRSは年齢や性別の影響を受けるため,使用には慎重な解釈が必要であると考えられた。
While neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder(ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), and specific learning disorder(SLD), are garnering much attention in clinical and research settings in recent years, their diagnoses in adulthood remain challenging. In the present study, we examined the final diagnoses and clinical characteristics of adults who visited our specialty clinic for adult neurodevelopmental disorders. The specificity and sensitivity of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient(AQ)and Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale(ASRS)were also evaluated for those who received the final diagnosis of ASD and ADHD respectively. Retrospective chart reviews were conducted on 3845 outpatients of Showa University Karasuyama Hospital Specialty Clinic for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders between April 2008 and March 2017. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, final diagnoses, AQ and ASRS scores were collected. Forty-five percent of the participants received the final diagnosis of either ADHD, or/and ASD, or/and SLD. The specificities of the AQ for ASD and ASRS for ADHD were both low. Females scored higher on the AQ and ASRS than males did. The AQ scores showed a positive correlation with age in those with ASD diagnosis. The results showed that a large proportion of adults who visited the specialty clinic for adult neurodevelopmental disorders had other mental disorders, and the AQ and ASRS scores need careful interpretations as they may be affected by age and gender.
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