NUTR 4320 Lecture Notes - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
14 Apr 2013
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Adhd: primarily characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity- impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development (criterion a) Prevalence 3-7 % school age children in usa and canada. High comorbidity (50-60%) with odd, ocd, depression, anxiety, 25-30% have learning disabilities, 60% diagnosed as children -symptoms persist into adulthood. Disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, and must not be better explained by another mental disorder (mood, anxiety, dissociative, personality) criterion e. Adhd combined type six or more symptoms of inattention with six or more symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity for at least 6 months. Adhd- predominantly inattentive type six (6) or more symptoms of inattention but fewer than six of hyperactivity-impulsivity for at least 6 months. Adhd- predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type six (6) or more symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity but fewer than six symptoms of inattention.
