Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder or multiplex developmental disorders in child? Let us be sure...

Personality disorders in child can be easily confused -- initially at least -- with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Because of the therapeutic and prognostic stake related to the early psychiatric care of Child Developmental Personality Disorders it is important to sensitize péd...

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Published in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2005-07, Vol.12 (7), p.1168-1173
Main Authors: Fourneret, P, Boutiere, C, Revol, O
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Child
Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
France
Humans
Mass Screening - methods
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Summary:Personality disorders in child can be easily confused -- initially at least -- with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Because of the therapeutic and prognostic stake related to the early psychiatric care of Child Developmental Personality Disorders it is important to sensitize pédiatric and general practitioner with the clinical screening of these disorders. Indeed any premature prescription of psychostimulant treatment in these children can have regrettable consequences on their psychic functioning already precarious.
ISSN:0929-693X
DOI:10.1016/S0929-693X(05)00007-2