ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood behavioural disorder – systematic reviews indicate that the community prevalence of ADHD globally is between 2% to 7%, with an average of around 5%. In addition, a further 5% of children have significant difficulties with over-act...
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| author | Sayal, Kapil Prasad, Vibhore Daley, David Ford, Tamsin Coghill, David |
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| description | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood behavioural disorder – systematic reviews indicate that the community prevalence of ADHD globally is between 2% to 7%, with an average of around 5%. In addition, a further 5% of children have significant difficulties with over-activity, inattention and impulsivity that are just sub-threshold to meet full diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Estimates of the administrative (clinically diagnosed and/or recorded) prevalence vary worldwide and although increasing over time, ADHD is still relatively under-recognised and under-diagnosed in most countries, particularly in girls and older children. ADHD often persists into adulthood and is a risk factor for other mental health disorders and negative outcomes including educational under-achievement, difficulties with employment and relationships, and criminality. The timely recognition and treatment of children with ADHD-type difficulties provides an opportunity to improve their long-term outcomes. This review includes a systematic review of the community and administrative prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents; an overview of the barriers to accessing care for ADHD; a description of costs associated with ADHD; and a broad discussion of evidence-based pathways for the delivery of clinical care, including a focus on key issues for two specific age groups - pre-school children and adolescents requiring transition of care from child to adult services. |
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| spelling | nottingham-428482020-05-04T19:11:31Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42848/ ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision Sayal, Kapil Prasad, Vibhore Daley, David Ford, Tamsin Coghill, David Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood behavioural disorder – systematic reviews indicate that the community prevalence of ADHD globally is between 2% to 7%, with an average of around 5%. In addition, a further 5% of children have significant difficulties with over-activity, inattention and impulsivity that are just sub-threshold to meet full diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Estimates of the administrative (clinically diagnosed and/or recorded) prevalence vary worldwide and although increasing over time, ADHD is still relatively under-recognised and under-diagnosed in most countries, particularly in girls and older children. ADHD often persists into adulthood and is a risk factor for other mental health disorders and negative outcomes including educational under-achievement, difficulties with employment and relationships, and criminality. The timely recognition and treatment of children with ADHD-type difficulties provides an opportunity to improve their long-term outcomes. This review includes a systematic review of the community and administrative prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents; an overview of the barriers to accessing care for ADHD; a description of costs associated with ADHD; and a broad discussion of evidence-based pathways for the delivery of clinical care, including a focus on key issues for two specific age groups - pre-school children and adolescents requiring transition of care from child to adult services. Lancet 2017-10-09 Article PeerReviewed Sayal, Kapil, Prasad, Vibhore, Daley, David, Ford, Tamsin and Coghill, David (2017) ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision. Lancet Psychiatry, 5 (2). pp. 175-186. ISSN 2215-0374 ADHD; Children; Young people: Prevalence; Care Pathways; Service Provision. http://thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(17)30167-0/fulltext doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30167-0 doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30167-0 |
| spellingShingle | ADHD; Children; Young people: Prevalence; Care Pathways; Service Provision. Sayal, Kapil Prasad, Vibhore Daley, David Ford, Tamsin Coghill, David ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title | ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title_full | ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title_fullStr | ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title_full_unstemmed | ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title_short | ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| title_sort | adhd in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision |
| topic | ADHD; Children; Young people: Prevalence; Care Pathways; Service Provision. |
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