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What's the difference between lack of concentration caused by adhd and depression?
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Timing: In adhd, concentration problems are all the time in multiple situations. In depression, concentration problems occur only during episodes of depression. Remember, depression is episodic and adhd is all the time.
Answered 4/13/2016
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The depression.: Although add patients certainly can become depressed, the lack of ability to focus was present before the depression, while a depressed person had normal concentration before the depression hit.
Answered 10/3/2016
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