Packages of care for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in low- and middle-income countries

Alan J Flisher; Katherine Sorsdahl; Sean Hatherill; Sonia Chehil

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000235

Packages of care for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in low- and middle-income countries

PLoS Med. 2010 Feb 23;7(2):e1000235. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000235.

Authors

Alan J Flisher¹, Katherine Sorsdahl, Sean Hatherill, Sonia Chehil

Affiliation

¹ Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Republic of South Africa. alan.flisher@uct.ac.za

Abstract

In the sixth in a series of six articles on packages of care for mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, Alan Flisher and colleagues discuss the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

MeSH terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / drug therapy
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / therapy*
Developing Countries
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Methylphenidate / therapeutic use
Primary Health Care / methods

Substances

Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Methylphenidate