Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a common neurobehavioural disorder that compromises the core symptoms of developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity.
A. M.E. du Plessis
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [PDF]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence of 1·4-3·0%. It is more common in boys than girls. Comorbidity with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorders and psychiatric disorders is substantial.
Tong, Janette +2 more
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Pragmatic aspects of communication and language comprehension in groups of children differentiated by teacher ratings of inattention and hyperactivity. [PDF]
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience pragmatic language deficits, but it is not known whether these difficulties are primarily associated with high levels of inattention, hyperactivity, or both.
Cain, Kate, Bignell, Simon
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Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [PDF]
Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) encompasses two general domains: pharmacologic therapies and nonpharmacologic therapies, including educational, cognitive-behavioral, and other psychological and psychiatric approaches. Within the past year there have been two seminal developments in treatment. The first is that the Evidence-
B A, Shaywitz +2 more
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Occupational therapy for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Part 1: A delineation model of practice [PDF]
In the United Kingdom (UK), occupational therapy for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a small field of practice (Chu 2003a), even though 5% of school-aged children in the population are affected by the condition ...
Reynolds, F
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A Mixed Methods Exploration of Homeopathy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Comparing Research Evidence and Clinical Practice [PDF]
Background: Complementary and alternative medicine is increasingly evaluated from an evidence-based medicine perspective which includes clinical trials. It was unclear to what extent these trials represented clinical practice and assessed treatments as ...
Heirs, Morag K
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
To identify ADHD children, to show the prevalence of the disorder in the age group of 5-12 years and to study their socio-demographic variables, associated medical and co-morbid psychological problems.This is a cross-sectional case study of ADHD children presenting to a child guidance clinic in a busy pediatric hospital over a one year period.
Maya, Mukhopadhyay +3 more
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Management of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities: a survey of paediatric occupational therapists in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common complex neuropsychiatric disorder frequently overlapping with learning disabilities (LD) in children with average and above intelligence (Biederman et al 1991).
Spiliotopoulou, G
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About 20% of individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are first diagnosed during adolescence. While preclinical experiments suggest that adolescent-onset exposure to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication is an important ...
Sajjad Fouladvand +10 more
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Teachers’ Knowledge, Reported Practice and Attitude regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Children [PDF]
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder. Primary school teachers play an important role in the assessment of academic and behavioral problems of children due to their closely observation of ...
Soheir Taha Ali
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