Relative Age Effect in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Various Stages of the Medicalization Process

Diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of ADHD are more common among the youngest children in a classroom, born in the months immediately preceding the school entry cutoff date. The mechanisms behind this phenomenon, called the relative age effect (RAE), are not yet well understood. Nearly all hypo...

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Main Authors: Marie-Christine Brault, Emma Degroote, Mireille Jean, Mieke Van Houtte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/6/889