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01-10-2010 | Editorial

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in perspective

Author: Luis Augusto Rohde

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 10/2010

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not only one of the most frequent child neuropsychiatric disorder [9], but also one of the most investigated conditions in child and adolescent mental health [7]. Interest in the nosology of ADHD is renewed owing to the preliminary ADHD criteria recently presented by the ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorder working group for DSM-V of the American Psychiatric Association. …

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Title: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in perspective
Author: Luis Augusto Rohde
Publication date: 01-10-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 10/2010
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-010-0132-6

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