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Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Age Children
American Medical Association
Council on Scientific Affairs
April 8, 1998
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.
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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.