title: Antecedents of ADHD: a historical account of diagnostic concepts.
abstract: The concept of ADHD has evolved gradually and still carries some traces of its origins. The idea of uncontrolled behaviour as a medical problem arose in eighteenth and nineteenth century accounts. It raised cultural issues about how far control was expected of children. This article traces the development of ideas with particular references to Hoffman's "Struwwelpeter", Frederick Still's "Disorders of Moral Control", minimal brain damage, and the hyperkinetic syndrome.
authors: Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. e.taylor@iop.kcl.ac.uk
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines