Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: An overview of the
etiology and a review of the literature relating to the correlates and
lifecourse outcomes for men and women.
This paper provides a summary of the current conceptualization of what AD/HD is,
and its etiology, and then reviews some of the recent literature on the
correlates and lifecourse outcomes for individuals diagnosed with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). The intention is to synthesize
that which is known, and to identify important gaps in the literature and
knowledge base, which secondary analysis of prospective large-scale longitudinal
cohorts, tracking individuals from birth to adulthood, could help to fill. This
review highlights the fact that such datasets are rare and that their analysis
offers important opportunities for advancing knowledge, particularly of the
adult outcomes of childhood AD/HD.
PMID: 16081194 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]