Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is one of the most common behavioral problems in childhood, and for about 80% of diagnosed cases remains a problem through adolescence. This article discusses general controversies that surround recognition, correct diagnosis, and treatment of AD/HD in children, and its relationship to conduct disorder in adolescents and adults.
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Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.