! Research suggests that children with difficulty in their peer relationships, like being rejected by peers or not having a close friend, may in some cases have higher risk for anxiety, behavioral and mood disorders, substance abuse and delinquency as teenagers.2 ! Parents of children with ADHD may be much less likely to report that their child plays with groups of friends or is involved in aft...

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Epidemiology Common. ADHD is the most common behavioral disorder in school-age children – a U.S. community prevalence of 6-8% that is more common in boys [C]. In at least 30% of diagnosed children ADHD continues into adulthood, with 3-4% of adults meeting criteria for ADHD [C]. Primary care provider. Most children with ADHD receive care through primary care physicians. Diagnosis Types. Diagnosi...

OBJECTIVE Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a heterogeneous disorder of unknown etiology. Little is known about the comorbidity of this disorder with disorders other than conduct. Therefore, the authors made a systematic search of the psychiatric and psychological literature for empirical studies dealing with the comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with other disor...

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder suffer from symptoms that cause greaterdeficit in physical, psychosocial and sleep habits. Sleep problems have a greater impact on poorsatisfaction comfort which both Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder problemslead to poor quality of life.

This study investigated the cortical thickness and topological features of human brain anatomical networks related to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Data were collected from 40 attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder children and 40 normal control children. Interregional correlation matrices were established by calculating the correlations of cortical thickness between all pairs of ...

BACKGROUND We examined attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents with epilepsy and the association with seizure-related and sociodemographic variables. METHODS Strengths and Weakness of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Normal Behaviors rating scale was administered to 122 children with epilepsy and 50 children with asthma, aged 10 to 18 years attending mains...