Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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Friday, November 20, 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...

The heterogeneity of causes and courses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Attention-deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a frequent mental disorder with onset in childhood and persistence into adulthood in a sizeable number of people. Despite a rather simple clinical definition, ADHD has many facets ... Read more...

Mental training enhances attentional stability: neural and behavioral evidence.

19 Oct 2009 The capacity to stabilize the content of attention over time varies among individuals, and its impairment is a hallmark of several mental illnesses. Impairments in sustained attention in patients with attention disorders have been associated with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity'

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• Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures. 17 Nov 2009
• The heterogeneity of causes and courses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 Oct 2009
• Mental training enhances attentional stability: neural and behavioral evidence. 19 Oct 2009
• Age-related changes in motor subtle signs among girls and boys with ADHD. 11 Oct 2009
• Polyunsaturated fatty acid status in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and Alzheimer's disease: towards an omega-3 index for mental health? 29 Sep 2009
• Association of intronic variants of the BTBD9 gene with Tourette syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Dopaminergic haplotype as a predictor of spatial inattention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 15 Sep 2009
• An FMRI study of the effects of psychostimulants on default-mode processing during Stroop task performance in youths with ADHD. 13 Sep 2009
• Evaluating dopamine reward pathway in ADHD: clinical implications. 7 Sep 2009
• Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire. 5 Sep 2009
• [Orthodontic treatment of children suffering from attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD)] 2 Sep 2009
• Are children diagnosed with the combined form of ADHD pervasively hyperactive? 30 Aug 2009
• Effective use of electroconvulsive therapy after craniofacial reconstructive surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• [Behaviour therapy and child welfare - results of an approach to improve mental health care of aggressive children] 30 Aug 2009
• [The parent questionnaire "ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment" - development and first results] 30 Aug 2009
• [The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS] 30 Aug 2009
• [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and road traffic - special considerations for the treatment of adolescents with ADHD] 30 Aug 2009
• [Computer games in childhood and adolescence: relations to addictive behavior, ADHD, and aggression] 30 Aug 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