Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an epidemiological screening method

Gerald J August; Rick Ostrander; Michael J Bloomquist

doi:10.1037/h0079354

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an epidemiological screening method

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1992 Jul;62(3):387-396. doi: 10.1037/h0079354.

Authors

Gerald J August¹, Rick Ostrander, Michael J Bloomquist

Affiliation

¹ U Minnesota Hosp & Clinic, Div of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Minneapolis.

PMID: 1497104
DOI: 10.1037/h0079354

Abstract

Multistage identification, an epidemiological screening method of diagnostic assessment, was used to identify attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 1,490 elementary-school students. Children diagnosed with ADHD exhibited more impairment on adjustment measures and were more likely to have coexisting disruptive behavior disorders than were children diagnosed as subclinical non-ADHD.

MeSH terms

Achievement
Attention
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / prevention & control*
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
Child
Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology
Child Behavior Disorders / prevention & control
Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening / methods*
Minnesota / epidemiology
Personality Assessment*
Social Adjustment
Social Behavior
Social Environment*