Pallanti S, Salerno L. Raising attention to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schizophrenia. World J Psychiatr 2015; 5(1): 47-55 [PMID: 25815254 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v5.i1.47]
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Stefano Pallanti, MD, PhD, Istituto di Neuroscienze, Via Lamarmora, 24, 50134 Florence, Italy. stefanopallanti@yahoo.it
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Psychiatry
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World J Psychiatr. Mar 22, 2015; 5(1): 47-55 Published online Mar 22, 2015. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v5.i1.47
Raising attention to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schizophrenia
Stefano Pallanti, Luana Salerno
Stefano Pallanti, Luana Salerno, Istituto di Neuroscienze, 50134 Florence, Italy
Stefano Pallanti, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States
Author contributions: Pallanti S and Salerno L equally contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest: We have read and understood WJP policy on declaration of interests and declare that we have no competing interests.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Stefano Pallanti, MD, PhD, Istituto di Neuroscienze, Via Lamarmora, 24, 50134 Florence, Italy. stefanopallanti@yahoo.it
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Received: October 6, 2014 Peer-review started: October 8, 2014 First decision: November 14, 2014 Revised: November 20, 2014 Accepted: December 29, 2014 Article in press: December 31, 2014 Published online: March 22, 2015 Processing time: 167 Days and 18.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In line with the translational approach of viewing disorders in terms of dysregulation of brain basic mechanisms, there is increasing evidence of overlap between different mental disorders. Here, we explore relationships between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia, in light of recent insights into potential common etiological mechanisms explaining some of the observed overlap in both disorders. Using evidence from clinical epidemiology and neuropsychology, we propose a biologically-based reconsideration of these brain diseases. We have also summarized environmental risk factors for both disorders, aiming to promote awareness regarding the need of appropriate interventions to prevent the onset and development of these diseases.
