Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The estimates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) prevalence across various studies are significantly variable, contributing to uncertainty in ADHD prevalence estimation. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses have attributed this variability primarily to the methodological characteristics of the studies, including the diagnostic criteria, source of information, and impairment requirement for the diagnosis.

Methods

Review identified studies reporting ADHD prevalence in representative samples of children and adults in Europe and worldwide. Studies that were conducted in the general population were included. We focused on studies that report ADHD prevalence based on clinical diagnosis (clinical diagnostic criteria based on the Diagnostic and St

SUBMITTER: Popit S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536208 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature