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JAMA Network Clinical Guideline Synopsis
August 10, 2020

Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(2):191-192. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2218

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects nearly 1 in 10 children and significantly affects academic achievement, well-being, and social interactions.1 Although ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood and continues through adolescence and adulthood,2 many children remain untreated or undertreated.3 Comorbid conditions, such as learning and language disorders, anxiety, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder, are commonly associated with ADHD and often missed.

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