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Epidemiology, Impairments, and Differential Diagnosis in Adult ADHD: Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Lenard A. Adler
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In the mid-1970s, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was still believed to be a childhood disorder that disappeared with the onset of adolescence. At this time, Wender studied a cohort of adults presenting with ADHD-like symptoms, all of whom had been diagnosed with ADHD in childhood. Wender prescribed psycho-stimulants, which successfully produced a response in the adults, thus fostering research into adult ADHD.

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Expert Roundtable Supplement
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 13 , Issue S12: Best Practices in Adult ADHD: Epidemiology, Impairments, and Differential Diagnosis , August 2008 , pp. 4 - 5
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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