AMA Policy Statement

Summary:

The American Medical Association published an exhaustive review of the scientific literature concerning AD/HD, concluding that the disorder is real and that while there may be instances of overdiagnosis, there is a greater problem of underdiagnosis.

Other Web Sites:

• Journal of the American Medical Association, April, 279(14), pp. 1100-7, 1998.
  Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association.