What ADHD has to do with stress - Section

This section contains the following contributions:

• What ADHD has to do with stress - Introduction
• ADHD symptoms are stress symptoms
• Stress benefits - the survival-promoting purpose of stress
• Stress damage due to early / prolonged stress
  • 1. Stress by age at exposure - early childhood stress
  • 2. Stress by duration: Long-lasting, chronic stress
  • 3. Stress by type of stressor
  • 4. Stress effect by gender
  • 5. Diagnosis of stress system damage
  • 6. Resilience, increased sensitivity, genetic disposition and maternal care
• Chronic stress regulation problems with other disorders