Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder nowadays Review article
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ADHD, hyperkinetic disorder, DSM-IV, ICD-10
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition most commonly identified with the English acronym ADHD. The variety of diagnostic classifications and diversity of the clinical manifestation of the disease often affect the results of epidemiological studies. This article aims to present the prevalence of ADHD in children and adults nowadays. It is also an attempt to identify the most characteristic factors influencing these differences.
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2. Simon V, Czobor P, Balint S et al. Detailed review of epidemiologic studies on adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Psychiatr Hung 2007; 22(1): 4-19.
3. Faraone SV, Biederman J, Mick E. The age dependent decline of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis of follow-up studies. Psychol Med 2006; 36(2): 159-165.
4. Ebert M, Loosen P, Nurcombe B, Leckman J. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Psychiatry. Wydanie II, McGraw-Hill, USA 2008.
5. Pużyński S, Wciórka J. Klasyfikacja zaburzeń psychicznych i zaburzeń zachowania w ICD-10. Opisy kliniczne i wskazówki diagnostyczne. Wydanie II uzupełnione, Vesalius, Kraków 2000.
6. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Wydanie V, APA, Washington 2013.
7. Donfrancesco R, Marano A, Calderoni D et al. Prevalence of severe ADHD: an epidemiological study in the Italian regions of Tuscany and Latium. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2014; 15: 1-9.
8. Schlack R, Hölling H, Kurth BM, Huss M. The prevalence of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children and adolescents in Germany. Initial results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2007; 50(5-6): 827-835.
9. Vasconcelos MM, Werner J Jr, Malheiros AF et al. Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder prevalence in an inner city elementary school. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2003; 61(1): 67-73.
10. Smalley SL, McGough JJ, Moilanen IK et al. Prevalence and psychiatric comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in an adolescent Finnish population. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2007; 46(12): 1575-1583.
11. Döpfner M, Breuer D, Wille N et al. How often do children meet ICD-10/DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder? Parent-based prevalence rates in a national sample – results of the BELLA study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008; 1: 59-70.
12. Cardo E, Servera M, Vidal C et al. The influence of different diagnostic criteria and the culture on the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Rev Neurol 2011; 52(1): 109-117.
13. Xiaoli Y, Chao J, Wen P et al. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among Children and Adolescents in Northeast China. PLoS One 2014; 9(10).
14. Jin W, Du Y, Zhong X, David C. Prevalence and contributing factors to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A study of five- to fifteen-year-old children in Zhabei District, Shanghai. Asia Pac Psychiatry 2014; 6(4): 397-404.
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16. Vicente B, Saldivia S, Rioseco P et al. Prevalence of mental health disorders among children and adolescents living in southern Chile. Rev Med Chil 2010; 138(8): 965-973.
17. Canino G, Shrout PE, Rubio-Stipec M et al. The DSM-IV rates of child and adolescent disorders in Puerto Rico: prevalence, correlates, service use, and the effects of impairment. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004; 61(1): 85-93.
18. Fontana Rda S, Vasconcelos MM, Werner J Jr et al. ADHD prevalence in four Brazilian public schools. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2007; 65(1): 134-137.
19. Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, Epstein JN et al. Prevalence, recognition, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a national sample of US children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007; 161(9): 857-864.
20. Bakare MO. Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and disorder (ADHD) among African children: a review of epidemiology and co-morbidities. Afr J Psychiatry (Johannesbg) 2012; 15(5): 358-361.
21. Graetz BW, Sawyer MG, Hazell PL et al. Validity of DSM-IV ADHD subtypes in a nationally representative sample of Australian children and adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001; 40(12): 1410-1417.
22. Dodangi N, Habibi Ashtiani N, Valadbeigi B. Prevalence of DSM-IV TR Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents of Paveh, a Western City of Iran. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2014; 16(7): e16743.
23. Juneja M, Sairam S, Jain R. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescent school children. Indian Pediatr 2014; 51(2): 151-152.
24. Alqahtani MM. Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder in school-aged children in Saudi Arabia. Eur J Pediatr 2010; 169(9): 1113-1117.
25. Wichstrøm L, Berg-Nielsen TS, Angold A et al. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preschoolers. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2012; 53(6): 695-705.
26. Nomura K, Okada K, Noujima Y et al. A clinical study of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preschool children – prevalence and differential diagnoses. Brain Dev 2014; 36(9): 778-785.
27. Suvarna BS, Kamath A. Prevalence of attention deficit disorder among preschool age children. Nepal Med Coll J 2009; 11(1): 1-4.
28. Wolańczyk T, Kołakowski A, Skotnicka M. Nadpobudliwość psychoruchowa u dzieci. Prawie wszystko, co chcielibyście wiedzieć. Bi Folium, Lublin 1999; 1: 40.
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31. Fayyad J, De Graaf R, Kessler R et al. Cross-national prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Br J Psychiatry 2007; 190: 402-409.
32. Simon V, Czobor P, Bálint S et al. Prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry 2009; 194(3): 204-211.
33. Kessler RC, Adler L, Barkley R et al. The prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD in the United States: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Am J Psychiatry 2006; 163(4): 716-723.
34. Kooij JJ, Buitelaar JK, van den Oord EJ et al. Internal and external validity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in a population- based sample of adults. Psychol Med 2005; 35(6): 817-827.
35. Tuithof M, Ten Have M, van Dorsselaer S, de Graaf R. Prevalence, persistency and consequences of ADHD in the Dutch adult population. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2014; 56(1): 10-19.
36. De Zwaan M, Gruss B, Müller A et al. The estimated prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD in a German community sample. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2012; 262(1): 79-86.
37. De Ridder T, Bruffearts R, Danckaerts M et al. The prevalence of ADHD in the Belgian general adult population: an epidemiological explanatory study. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2008; 50(8): 499-508.
38. Park S, Cho MJ, Chang SM et al. Prevalence, correlates, and comorbidities of adult ADHD symptoms in Korea: results of the Korean epidemiologic catchment area study. Psychiatry Res 2011; 186(2-3): 378-383.