• DOI:10.1007/s00431-006-0299-5
Corpus ID: 20342282

Variations in prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder worldwide

@article{Skounti2006VariationsIP,
  title={Variations in prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder worldwide},
  author={M. Skounti and A. Philalithis and E. Galanakis},
  journal={European Journal of Pediatrics},
  year={2006},
  volume={166},
  pages={117-123}
}

M. Skounti, A. Philalithis, E. Galanakis

Published 2006

Medicine

European Journal of Pediatrics

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common, intensely investigated, and yet diagnostically controversial neurobehavioral conditions of childhood. The prevalence of ADHD has been reported with great variations among different studies, ranging from 2.2% to 17.8%. The aim of this review was to investigate the variables that influence the prevalence of ADHD and to derive a best estimate for the prevalence of the disorder. We reviewed all the 39 studies on ADHD… CONTINUE READING

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