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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is It Common? Is It Overtreated?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:209-210.
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IN THE early days of my career-long interest in attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), a syndrome that went by other names then, one felt like a
voice in the wilderness trying to drum up interest in a condition that was
already known to be common. It was known that children with this syndrome
were, at best, likely to underachieve and, at worst, likely to end up with
significant psychiatric and social morbidity. It has been gratifying, therefore,
to see the great surge in public awareness of this condition. An enormous
amount has been written about ADHD in recent years. The sheer volume of information
has been difficult to digest. This, combined with a public demanding answers
and distressed by the number of children being identified and treated, has
made the condition a lightning rod for controversy.
One source of controversy is the question of how frequently ADHD occurs.
Studies investigating the prevalence . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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