When children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder become adults. (Featured CME Topic: Pediatrics).

From: Southern Medical Journal | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

HISTORICALLY, ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) has been viewed as a disorder confined primarily to pediatric patients, with only a small percentage persisting into adulthood. (1) Recently, it has been reported that up to 50% of children with ADHD will continue to have manifestations of this disorder as adults. (2) The sex disparity seen in childhood is much less pronounced than in adults; while the male-to-female ratio of ADHD in childhood is as high as 10:1, the ratio may only be 2:1 in the adult population. (3) Primary care physicians who care for adults must be ...

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