Attention deficit disorder: diagnosis, prevalence, management and outcome.

• Some of the clinical and research problems associated with so-called attention deficit disorder (ADD), minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) and hyperactivity in childhood are surveyed. It is concluded that there is no international consensus as regards diagnostic criteria, prevalence of severe disorders is in the range of 1-5% of all preschool children, management is dependent on a wide variety of treatment facilities and that outcome is relatively poor in the 5- to 10-year perspective but that it may be somewhat better if the children are followed up to adult life.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Complications

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

Therapy

Canada

Child

Child

Preschool

Education

Special

England

Female

Humans

Learning Disorders

Complications

Male

Prognosis

Sweden

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)