September 2012. Volume 8. Number 3

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and treatment could be influenced by the relative age of school children

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Morrow RL, Garland EJ, Wright JM, Maclure M, Taylor S, Dormuth CR. Influence of relative age on diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. CMAJ. 2012;184:755-62.
Reviewers: Cuello García CA1, Pérez Gaxiola G2.
1ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
2Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
Correspondence: Carlos Alberto Cuello García. Email: carlos.cuello@gmail.com
Reception date: 12/07/2012
Acceptance date: 14/07/2012
Publication date: 18/07/2012

Abstract

Authors' conclusion: boys with a relative minor age were 30% more likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD and 41% more likely to be given a prescription for a medication to treat it. In girls, the numbers were 70% and 77% respectively.

Reviewers' commentary: health care professionals, teachers and parents need to be aware of the effect of the relative age in school children diagnosed or suspected of having ADHD.

How to cite this article

Cuello García CA, Pérez Gaxiola G. En un mismo curso académico los niños más pequeños tienen más riesgo de ser diagnosticados de TDAH. Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:56.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Morrow RL, Garland EJ, Wright JM, Maclure M, Taylor S, Dormuth CR. Influence of relative age on diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. CMAJ. 2012;184:755-62.
Reviewers: Cuello García CA1, Pérez Gaxiola G2.
1ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
2Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
Correspondence: Carlos Alberto Cuello García. Email: carlos.cuello@gmail.com
Reception date: 12/07/2012
Acceptance date: 14/07/2012
Publication date: 18/07/2012

How to cite this article

Cuello García CA, Pérez Gaxiola G. En un mismo curso académico los niños más pequeños tienen más riesgo de ser diagnosticados de TDAH. Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:56.

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