How can ADHD affect financial problems in relationships?
ANSWER
A common ADHD symptom is doing things on impulse, and that includes buying things. Adults with the disorder can have reckless spending habits and trouble saving money.
Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari on June 7, 2019
SOURCES:
Arthur Robin, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.; chief of psychology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Steven Safren, PhD, associate professor, Harvard Medical School; director of behavioral medicine, department of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital.
National Resource Center on ADHD: “Marriage and partnerships.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Adult ADHD: Evaluation and Treatment in Family Medicine.”
Eakin L. Journal of Attention Disorders, August 2004.
National Resource Center on ADHD.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).
SOURCES:
Arthur Robin, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.; chief of psychology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Steven Safren, PhD, associate professor, Harvard Medical School; director of behavioral medicine, department of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital.
National Resource Center on ADHD: “Marriage and partnerships.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Adult ADHD: Evaluation and Treatment in Family Medicine.”
Eakin L. Journal of Attention Disorders, August 2004.
National Resource Center on ADHD.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).
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