Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures.

17 Nov 2009 Few studies have utilized both categorical and dimensional measures of psychopathology in children with epilepsy. We evaluated 173 children (88 males, 85 females; mean age 11.7y [SD 1.8]; range 9-14y) who had epilepsy (generalized 36%, partial 61%) ... Read more...

Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction and to determine the sex differences in the predictive value of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction in ... Read more...

Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

15 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), formerly regarded as a typical childhood disorder, is now known as a developmental disorder persisting over the lifespan. Starting in preschool-age, symptoms vary depending on the age ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures. 17 Nov 2009
• Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 15 Sep 2009
• Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire. 5 Sep 2009
• [Computer games in childhood and adolescence: relations to addictive behavior, ADHD, and aggression] 30 Aug 2009
• Recognizing ADHD in adults with comorbid mood disorders: implications for identification and management. 30 Aug 2009
• Screening and imputed prevalence of ADHD in adult patients with comorbid substance use disorder at a residential treatment facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Factor structure of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale for studies of youths with externalizing behavior problems. 30 Aug 2009
• National variation of ADHD diagnostic prevalence and medication use: health care providers and education policies. 30 Jul 2009
• Tobacco smoking in individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: epidemiology and pharmacological approaches to cessation. 30 Jul 2009
• Associations of lifetime depression with trauma exposure, other environmental adversities, and impairment in adolescents with ADHD. 30 Jul 2009
• Comorbid problems in ADHD: degree of association, shared endophenotypes, and formation of distinct subtypes. Implications for a future DSM. 30 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
• Substance use disorders and ADHD. 29 Jun 2009
• Question and answer session. 29 Jun 2009
• Bipolar disorder and ADHD: Clinical concerns. 29 Jun 2009
• [Correlation of snoring with attention deficit and hyperactivity-impulsivity in school age children from Changsha City] 29 Jun 2009
• Efficacy of neurofeedback treatment in ADHD: the effects on inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity: a meta-analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Can executive functions explain the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and social adjustment? 29 Jun 2009
• Children's beliefs about causes of childhood depression and ADHD: a study of stigmatization. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity'

Definition: A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-IV)

Descriptor UI: D001289

Alternative terms: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Hyperkinetic Syndrome; Syndromes, Hyperkinetic; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders; Brain Dysfunction, Minimal; Dysfunction, Minimal Brain; Minimal Brain Dysfunction; Attention Deficit Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders; Deficit Disorder, Attention; Deficit Disorders, Attention; Disorder, Attention Deficit; Disorders, Attention Deficit;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.550.150.150;

Online Note: use ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY to search HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83 & MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (as Prov 1969-72)

History Note: 84; was HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83; was MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (Prov 1969-72)

Technical Notes: not confined to children; do not confuse with HYPERKINESIS: note X refs under both; DF: ADDH or ADHD