Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disruptive behaviour disorder of childhood and represents a syndrome of developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity (Association, 1994; DuPaul, 2003). It is one of the most commonly diagnosed and controversial of the child clinical syndromes (Jones, 2002). ADHD's frequent Comorbidity with other conditions such as, conduct disorder, depression, anxiety and other disorders (Biederman, Newcorn, & Sprich, 1991) clouds interpretation of the ADHD thus adding to the controversy.
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