A four-year follow-up study of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms, comorbidities and psychostimulant use in a brazilian sample of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

A four-year follow-up study of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms, comorbidities and psychostimulant use in a brazilian sample of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

The aim of this study was to evaluate symptom persistence in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the development of comorbidities, and psycho-stimulant usage patterns. Follow-up studies were conducted in 37 patients with ADHD and 22 healthy controls, aged 10 and 18, four years after the...

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Main Authors: Sônia M M Palma, Carolina M P Natale, Helena M Calil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Comorbidity
follow-up
Longitudinal
ADHD
school dropout
remission
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00135/full

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