ADHD and growth: questions still unanswered.

نویسندگان

  • Radek Ptacek
  • Hana Kuzelova
  • George B Stefano
  • Jirí Raboch
  • Richard M Kream
  • Michal Goetz
چکیده

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood psychiatric disorders. It is manifested in every part of an affected child's behavior, with multiple symptomatology and heterogenous etiology. Published studies report that ADHD children may show changes in growth and development. Most of the studies on ADHD have been focused on connections between medication and growth changes and describe growth delays associated with medication. However, recent research results point to the low significance of the changes accompanying pharmacological treatment. Changes in growth may not only be a secondary effect of the treatment, but may also be specific characteristics of ADHD.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neuro endocrinology letters

دوره 35 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014