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ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
Published in: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 3/2014

01-09-2014 | Review Article

Sons and daughters beyond your control: episodes in the prehistory of the attention deficit/hyperactivity syndrome

Published in: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

Hyperactive and inattentive children have been discussed in both the pedagogic and medical literature since the nineteenth century, and many controversies associated with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been repeatedly analyzed in different contexts. The ‘prehistory’ of the ADHD concept—that is, up to the definition of ADHD in DSM-III and of the corresponding ‘hyperkinetic disorder’ in ICD-9—is outlined, with an emphasis on the literature not previously discussed in English language reviews of the subject.
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Metadata
Title
Sons and daughters beyond your control: episodes in the prehistory of the attention deficit/hyperactivity syndrome
Publication date
01-09-2014
Published in
ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1866-6116
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6647
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12402-014-0137-y

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