Comorbid Conditions in Child and Adolescent Patients Diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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چکیده
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. The worldwide prevalence of ADHD in children has been reported at 4-7%. Numerous populationand clinical-based studies have reported that more than half of cases of ADHD have at least one psychiatric comor‐ bidity. The presence of psychiatric comorbidities complicates the diagnosis, treat‐ ment, and prognosis of ADHD; thus, diagnosis of comorbidities is of great importance. Possible comorbidities should therefore be investigated in cases diagnosed with ADHD before treatment planning.
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