ADHD: clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

Pediatrics. 2011 Nov;128(5):1007-22. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2654. Epub 2011 Oct 16.

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood and can profoundly affect the academic achievement, well-being, and social interactions of children; the American Academy of Pediatrics first published clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and evaluation of ADHD in children in 2000; recommendations for treatment followed in 2001.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / drug therapy*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Guideline Adherence*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Societies, Medical
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants