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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders [PDF]

open access: possibleNursing Clinics of North America, 2003
ADHD is a complex disorder affecting all areas of the patient's life. There are many myths about the disorder, which have to be denounced to enable proper diagnosis and treatment. This lifelong disorder challenges in nurses in various practice settings to understand the basis of ADHD, analyze symptoms, and implement holistic treatment planning.
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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

NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2006
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral diagnosis based on the presence of developmentally inappropriate levels of impulsivity, overactivity, and inattentiveness. It is a familial condition with a complex pattern of inheritance.
Kuntsi, J, McLoughlin, G, Asherson, P
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders

Pediatrics In Review, 1998
1. Karen J. Miller, MD* 2. F. Xavier Castellanos, MD† 1. 2. *Developmental Unit, The Genesee Hospital, Rochester, NY. 3. 4. †Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD. 1. Careful, comprehensive evaluation is crucial for appropriate management and follow-up of children and adolescents who have attention
Karen J. Miller, F. Xavier Castellanos
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Pediatrics In Review, 2022
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent neurobehavioral disorder in childhood. The major components of this disorder are developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, which result in functional impairment in 1 or more areas of academic, social, and emotional function. In addition to the
Meghna, Rajaprakash, Mary L, Leppert
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Developmental trajectories of brain volume abnormalities in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2002
CONTEXT Various anatomic brain abnormalities have been reported for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with varying methods, small samples, cross-sectional designs, and without accounting for stimulant drug exposure.
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2014
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition of childhood onset with the hallmarks of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Inattention includes excessive daydreaming, disorganization, and being easily distracted. Impulsivity manifests as taking an action before fully thinking of the consequences. Hyperactivity
Gyula, Bokor, Peter D, Anderson
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ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Medical Clinics of North America, 2001
ADHD continues to be one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children and is recognized increasingly as a common psychiatric disorder in adults. Diagnosis of the disorder requires careful consideration of other psychiatric and medical disorders that may mimic symptoms of ADHD.
J B, Schweitzer, T K, Cummins, C A, Kant
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The Wender Utah Rating Scale: an aid in the retrospective diagnosis of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1993
OBJECTIVE In an attempt to surmount the problem of retrospectively establishing the childhood diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the authors constructed the 61-item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) for adults to use to describe their ...
M. Ward, P. Wender, F. Reimherr
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

Postgraduate Medicine, 1994
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may affect up to 3% of the adult population. Knowledge of its cardinal features and diagnostic criteria allows physicians to identify unrecognized cases and rule out incorrect self-diagnosis. Inattention and distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the classic symptom triad of ADHD, but adults ...
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