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Paying Attention to Attention Deficit Disorder [PDF]

Pediatrics, 1979
There is more research activity in and writing about hyperactivity than any other behavioral problem of childhood. Because "hyperactive" and "hyperkinetic" were used as descriptive words before they became a diagnosis, there is still understandable confusion on the part of many as to what the syndrome is and what to do about it.
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorders

Pediatric Annals, 2006
<P>Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobiological disorder that primary care pediatricians address in their practices. ADHD has a prevalence rate in American youths that ranges from 4% to 12%, depending on the sampling design and restrictiveness of the definition of ADHD used.
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; also known as hyperkinetic disorder) is a common neurodevelopmental condition that affects children and adults worldwide. ADHD has a predominantly genetic aetiology that involves common and rare genetic variants.
Stephen V. Faraone, Mark A. Bellgrove, Isabell Brikell, Samuele Cortese, Catharina A. Hartman, Chris Hollis, Jeffrey H. Newcorn, Alexandra Philipsen, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Katya Rubia, Margaret H. Sibley, Jan K. Buitelaar   +11 more
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Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 2002
ADHD/ADD, once thought to occur only in children, is now recognized as continuing into adulthood in many people. In order to be labeled as such, signs and symptoms must start before age 7 and are primarily characterized by inattention, distractibility, and impulsiveness.
Paul R. Matuschka, Peter Rudzinskiy, Steven Lippmann, Mohammad Safi, Susan E. Lewis, Raymond Pary, Raymond Pary   +6 more
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Attention Deficit Disorder in Childhood

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1987
Attention deficit disorder refers to a syndrome of pervasive inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity that is found in between 3 and 6 per cent of the population. It is commonly associated with conduct disorders and learning disabilities. The etiology of ADD is unknown, but family and adoption studies demonstrate an important role for genetic ...
Kim Lyle, William H. Meller
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The Boundaries of Attention Deficit Disorder

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This report examines distinctions and interrelationships among attention deficit disorder (ADD) and two closely related conditions: learning disability (LD) and oppositional/conduct (O/C) disorder. To evaluate our hypothesis that some of the difficulty in resolving the relationship between ADD and, particularly, O/C may reflect the consequences of ...
Mark A. Epstein, Sally E. Shaywitz, Joseph L. Woolston, Bennett A. Shaywitz   +3 more
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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2021
The treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can be a very rewarding and challenging task. The management of this condition has impact on a child's performance in school in both academics and extracurriculars, and therefore, can be a determinant of what they are able to achieve and become.
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Pharmacotherapy With Attention-Deficit Disorder

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2020
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder in children and a small proportion retain the disorder into adulthood. The primary feature of ADHD is inattentiveness that contributes to restlessness, and it is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a 2- to 3-year delay in ...
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Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2019
Attention Deficit Disorder/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) are diagnosed in American youth at a rate much higher than their same-age peers in other countries. The relationship between education and treating ADD/ADHD with stimulant medication is expanded upon here, in the context of “poisonous pedagogies” and the intersectional ...
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Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1988
To the Editor.— The response by Dr Denckla to the query by Dr Looloian regarding adult attention deficit disorder as a "recognized diagnosis" and its treatment with stimulants is informative. 1 However, the march of time has rendered the nosology employed by Dr Denckla out of date. In 1983, only three years after the adoption of DSM-III , the American
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