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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder

Background

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder: ADHD; AD; Hyperkinetic disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common condition affecting approximately four per cent of school age children. It is more common in boys but girls may currently be underdiagnosed. The problems start at an early age and can be disabling, but with good support and treatment behaviour can often be controlled and people with ADHD will achieve a normal independent life.

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Medical text written March 2003 by Professor C Gillberg, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göteborg, Sweden. Last updated in March 2010 by Eric Taylor, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK.

 

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