title: Review of pediatric attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder for the general psychiatrist.
abstract: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and impairing psychiatric condition, affecting significant numbers of children and adolescents. General psychiatrists serve, both by choice and out of necessity, in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who have ADHD and in the education of patients and their families. For many clinicians, however, there are numerous unanswered questions regarding the diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for ADHD. This article provides general psychiatrists with a practical overview and update on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric ADHD. Background information, recent relevant research, current evidence-based practice guidelines, and tips for clinical practice are reviewed in this article. The information is presented in a question-answer format.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985581 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5581, USA. ckratoch@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kratochvil
authors.forename: Brigette S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corr
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madaan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*