title: Attention deficit disorder: diagnosis, prevalence, management and outcome.
abstract: Some of the clinical and research problems associated with so-called attention deficit disorder (ADD), minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) and hyperactivity in childhood are surveyed. It is concluded that there is no international consensus as regards diagnostic criteria, prevalence of severe disorders is in the range of 1-5% of all preschool children, management is dependent on a wide variety of treatment facilities and that outcome is relatively poor in the 5- to 10-year perspective but that it may be somewhat better if the children are followed up to adult life.
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004519:Education, Special; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013548:Sweden