Wednesday 23 January 2013

Childhood Diagnosis of ADHD Increased Dramatically Over 9-year Period: Study

According to a Kaiser Permanente study, the rate of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder rose dramatically between 2001 and 2010 with non-Hispanic white children having the highest diagnosis rates. The study was published in the journal iJAMA Pediatrics/i (formerly iArchives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine/i). The study also showed there was a 90 percent increase in the diagnosis of ADHD among non-Hispanic black girls during the same ...

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