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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...
Rates of ADHD diagnosis among children and adolescents skyrocketed by over 85% between 1997 and 2022. The exact cause for this stark increase is unknown.
As many as 75% of diagnosed children with ADHD meet criteria for some other psychiatric diagnosis. [39] Among children diagnosed with ADHD, about 25% to 30% have anxiety disorders, 9% to 32% have depression, 45% to 84% have oppositional defiant disorder, and 44% to 55% of adolescents have conduct disorder. [41]
People with classic ADHD are more likely to be rejected in these situations because of their social intrusiveness or aggressive behavior. Compared to children with CDS, they are also much more likely to show antisocial behaviours like substance abuse, oppositional-defiant disorder or conduct disorder (frequent lying, stealing, fighting etc.). [18]
[2] [5] As public awareness of ADHD has increased, epidemiological studies have found a prevalence rate of 4–12% in children of ages 6–12 throughout the United States. Not only is ADHD the most commonly encountered childhood-onset disorder in neurodevelopment, there is also a high comorbidity rate linking ADHD with other behavioral ...
This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: most sections were written in 2012, prior to the release of the current ADHD criteria. Additional research on epidemiology has since occurred. Please help update this to reflect recent events or newly available information. (December 2020)
This meant up to 10% of children in the U.S. were described as having ADHD. Current estimates suggest that ADHD is present internationally in about 7.2% of children. [33] ADHD is diagnosed around 5 times more often in boys than girls. Reasons for this disparity are debated, but likely involve both biological and social/diagnostic factors.
The book was positively reviewed in Psychiatric Services where Dr. Sickel of the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the book "feels like Young is leading a young resident or first-year child fellow by the hand through the various steps involved in making a good diagnosis."