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http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20030711/adult-adhd-bipolar-disorder-may-overlap
Adult ADHD, Bipolar Disorder May Overlap
Wellbutrin Treatment Looks Good for Double Disorder
By Daniel J. DeNoon (http://www.webmd.com/Daniel-J-DeNoon)
WebMD Medical News
July 11, 2003 -- New data may settle an old debate.
An adult with bipolar disorder can also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. That's what Timothy Wilens, MD, and colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital found after careful study of 51 adults diagnosed with ADHD.
And that's not all they found. Wilens' team also found that extended-release Wellbutrin -- an antidepressant drug -- helps many patients with both ADHD and bipolar disorder without activating the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Reports on both studies appear in the July 2003 issue of Biological Psychiatry.
Adult ADHD, Bipolar Disorder May Overlap
Wellbutrin Treatment Looks Good for Double Disorder
By Daniel J. DeNoon (http://www.webmd.com/Daniel-J-DeNoon)
WebMD Medical News
July 11, 2003 -- New data may settle an old debate.
An adult with bipolar disorder can also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. That's what Timothy Wilens, MD, and colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital found after careful study of 51 adults diagnosed with ADHD.
And that's not all they found. Wilens' team also found that extended-release Wellbutrin -- an antidepressant drug -- helps many patients with both ADHD and bipolar disorder without activating the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Reports on both studies appear in the July 2003 issue of Biological Psychiatry.