Epidemiologic considerations in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a review and update

G Polanczyk, P Jensen - Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North …, 2008 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are essential for
planning health services and implementing strategies of detection and early intervention …

The epidemiology of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a public health view

AS Rowland, CA Lesesne… - Mental retardation and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental
disorder of childhood. However, basic information about how the prevalence of ADHD varies …

Why does the worldwide prevalence of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder matter?

TE Moffitt, M Melchior - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2007 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
(ADHD)? Is ADHD a creation of permissive Western culture rarely seen outside North
America? Do world regions with elevated ADHD rates hold the key to causation? Childhood …

Variations in prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder worldwide

M Skounti, A Philalithis, E Galanakis - European journal of pediatrics, 2007 - Springer
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common, intensely
investigated, and yet diagnostically controversial neurobehavioral conditions of childhood …

Epidemiology of ADHD in school-age children

L Scahill, M Schwab-Stone - Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a relatively common condition of childhood onset
and is of significant public health concern. Over the past two decades there have been 19 …

The global prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: An umbrella review of meta-analyses

G Ayano, S Demelash, Y Gizachew, L Tsegay… - Journal of affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Emerging epidemiological data suggest that hundreds of primary studies have
examined the prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents and dozens of systematic …

Twenty-year trends in diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among US children and adolescents, 1997-2016

G Xu, L Strathearn, B Liu, B Yang, W Bao - JAMA network open, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common in US children and
adolescents. It is important to understand the most recent prevalence of ADHD and its long …

Studying the epidemiology of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: screening method and pilot results

AS Rowland, DM Umbach, KE Catoe… - The Canadian …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: As part of a larger epidemiologic study of risk factors for attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), this pilot study combined parent and teacher information to …

[HTML][HTML] The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition?

SV Faraone, J Sergeant, C Gillberg… - World psychiatry, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder that affects up to 1 in
20 children in the USA. The predominance of American research into this disorder over the …

Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children and adolescents in Spain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

F Catalá-López, S Peiró, M Ridao, G Sanfélix-Gimeno… - BMC psychiatry, 2012 - Springer
Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed
neuropsychiatric disorder in childhood, but the frequency of the condition is not well …