Sex and age differences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and diagnoses: implications for DSM-V and ICD-11

Authors :: Ramtekkar, Ujjwal P.
Reiersen, Angela M.
Todorov, Alexandre A.
Todd, Richard D.
Source :: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. March, 2010, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p217, 12 p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Examination of gender and age difference in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on 9.380 subjects aged 7 through 29 years show that the prevalence of current DSM-IV-like ADHD was 9.2% with a male:female ratio of 2.28:1 and the prevalence of DSM-IV-like ADHD was highest in children.

Subjects :: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Demographic aspects
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Diagnosis
Sex differences (Psychology) -- Health aspects
Family and marriage
Psychology and mental health

Language :: English
ISSN :: 08908567
Volume :: 49
Issue :: 3
Database :: Gale General OneFile
Journal :: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsgcl.221869828

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