TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiologic Considerations in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
T2 - A Review and Update
AU - Polanczyk, Guilherme
AU - Jensen, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding sources: This work was supported by a research grant from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, Brazil) (Grant MCT/CNPq 02/2006 - Universal). Dr. Polanczyk holds a doctoral fellowship, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Ministry of Education, Brazil.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - Epidemiologic data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are essential for planning health services and implementing strategies of detection and early intervention, with possible substantial benefits on public health. This article addresses methodological aspects of prevalence studies, recent findings on the prevalence of ADHD in childhood and adolescence based on a systematic review, current findings on the persistence of the disorder over time and prevalence in adulthood, and factors associated with ADHD. Evidence from the reviewed literature indicates the importance of methodological aspects in the understanding of epidemiologic findings and the necessity of large-scale cross-national studies. Moreover, governments clearly must direct attention to childhood mental disorders to guarantee a healthy future for their countries.
AB - Epidemiologic data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are essential for planning health services and implementing strategies of detection and early intervention, with possible substantial benefits on public health. This article addresses methodological aspects of prevalence studies, recent findings on the prevalence of ADHD in childhood and adolescence based on a systematic review, current findings on the persistence of the disorder over time and prevalence in adulthood, and factors associated with ADHD. Evidence from the reviewed literature indicates the importance of methodological aspects in the understanding of epidemiologic findings and the necessity of large-scale cross-national studies. Moreover, governments clearly must direct attention to childhood mental disorders to guarantee a healthy future for their countries.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chc.2007.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.chc.2007.11.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18295145
AN - SCOPUS:39449118860
SN - 1056-4993
VL - 17
SP - 245
EP - 260
JO - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
JF - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -