We can’t even focus on staying alive. People diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the UK are dying earlier than their peers, according to a new study. Researchers from the University College London conducted a study and found that men with diagnosed ADHD have their life expectancy reduced by 6.

Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with a shorter life expectancy and a greater risk of mental health issues, a new study has found.

On average, women diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder died almost nine years earlier, while men died almost seven years earlier, the U.K. study found.

A new study published by Cambridge University Press on Thursday found individuals with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a shorter life expectancy. The survey’s research

The ranges were 4.5 to nine years for men and 6.5 to 11 years for women, according to the researchers, who have published their observational study in the British Journal of Psychiatry and conclude that adults with an ADHD diagnosis "are living shorter lives than they should."

Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder die at an earlier age on average, a study found, highlighting the need for better care for patients with the hard-to-treat neurological condition.

As if having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder isn’t bad enough: New research this week suggests that people with ADHD are living shorter lives than expected. Scientists at University College London in the UK conducted the study,