title: Clinical management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: This article reviews current approaches to the diagnosis and management of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a multidisciplinary setting. The physician's role in terms of data collection, formulation of the diagnosis, and discussion of findings with the parents and child is reviewed. The use of psychostimulants in this condition is reviewed, and some case vignettes are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0234.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Voeller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants