Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - History
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the behavior of "Che" Guevara.

Jun 2009 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD is related to several co-morbidities, such as opposition defiant disorder, conduct ... Read more...

[Did Henrik Wergeland have AD/HD?]

16 Dec 2008 Henrik Wergeland (1808 - 45) is one of Norwegian cultural history's most notable figures. He is honoured as a national symbol during this year's 200-year jubilee for his birth. Biographies and numerous academic publications have been written about ... Read more...

A great American psychiatrist reconsidered. Commentary on "Neuropsychiatric sequelae of cerebral trauma in children", by Edward A. Strecker and Franklin G. Ebaugh.

29 Sep 2008 In a seminal article from the early twentieth century, a vivid picture was painted of the psychiatric outcomes of child head injury. Reading this now, the insights to be derived are ... Read more...

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

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the behavior of "Che" Guevara. Jun 2009
• Brain gain: the underground world of neuroenhancing drugs. 25 Apr 2009
• [Did Henrik Wergeland have AD/HD?] 16 Dec 2008
• A great American psychiatrist reconsidered. Commentary on "Neuropsychiatric sequelae of cerebral trauma in children", by Edward A. Strecker and Franklin G. Ebaugh. 29 Sep 2008
• The earliest example of the hyperactivity subtype of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Jan Steen's 'The Village School' (c. 1670). 30 Jul 2008
• The neurobiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 19 Jul 2008
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a UK perspective. 27 Jan 2008
• Suffer the restless children: the evolution of ADHD and paediatric stimulant use, 1900-80. 29 Nov 2007
• alpha2-Adrenergic receptor agonists for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: emerging concepts from new data. 30 Jul 2007
• Commentary with a historical perspective by a child psychiatrist: when "ADHD" was the "brain-damaged child". 30 May 2007
• ADHD drugs: values that drive the debates and decisions. 6 May 2007
• The relevance of the still lectures to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a commentary. 30 Oct 2006
• Some abnormal psychical conditions in children: excerpts from three lectures. 30 Oct 2006
• [ADHD, a 'fashion' that won't go out of fashion. An illustration of the many-sidedness of earlier psychiatry] 30 Dec 2005
• The Kramer-Pollnow syndrome: a contribution on the life and work of Franz Kramer and Hans Pollnow. 29 Nov 2005
• Neuroimaging and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the 21st century: what to consider and how to proceed. 30 May 2005
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a 19th century children's book. 30 Jul 2004
• The history of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 May 2004
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 Jan 2002
• [Dr. Heinrich Hoffman and "Struwwelpeter"] 29 Apr 2001

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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