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Attention Deficit Disorder

Known as: ADD, Disorders, Attention Deficit, attention-deficit disorder 
A mental disorder characterized by inattention, easy distraction, careless mistakes and avoidance of tasks that require sustained mental focus. These… 
National Institutes of Health

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ATTENTION IMPAIRMENTAarskog syndromeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type

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Child Behavior DisordersMental disorder in childhood

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Family therapy for attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
BACKGROUND Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed in between 3% and 7% of school-age children and consists… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Attention deficit disorder and age of onset of problem behaviors
In the course of a prospective longitudinal study, we examined age of onset of behavior problems in a group of boys and girls… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Attention Deficit Disorder Without Hyperactivity: A Distinct Behavioral and Neurocognitive Syndrome
This study examined the issue as to whether or not children carefully diagnosed as having either attention deficit disorder with… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A comparison of 13-year-old boys with attention deficit and/or reading disorder on neuropsychological measures
This study compared 13 year-old-boys with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and/or reading disability (RD), and controls with… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Attention deficit disorder-hyperactivity and academic failure: which comes first and what should be treated?
Evidence on the relationship between attention deficit disorder-hyperactivity (ADDH) and learning difficulties is reviewed in the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Psychostimulant rebound in attention deficit disordered boys.
Abstract The evening behavior of 21 boys with attention deficit disorder was compared across days when they received either… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Reduction of (3H)-imipramine binding sites on platelets of conduct-disordered children.
Review
1986
Review
1986
Short term effects of methylphenidate on the cognitive, learning and academic performance of children with attention deficit disorder in the laboratory and the classroom.
Sixteen children meeting diagnostic criteria for Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADD-H) were tested on… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Alcohol abuse and attention deficit disorder.
The prevalence of alcohol abuse among the fathers, and ADD in family members, of 22 adult psychiatric patients with persistent… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Overrepresentation of adoptees in children with the attention deficit disorder
In a sample (N-200) from two populations of children diagnosed as having the attention deficit disorder (ADD: DSM-III diagnosis… 
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