The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Misconceptions about ADHD stigmatize affected people, reduce credibility of providers, and prevent/delay treatment. To challenge misconceptions, we curated findings with strong evidence base.

Methods

We reviewed studies with more than 2000 participants or meta-analyses from five or more studies or 2000 or more participants. We excluded meta-analyses that did not assess publication bias, except for meta-analyses of prevalence. For network meta-analyses we required comparison adjusted funnel plots. We excluded treatment studies with waiting-list or treatment as usual controls. From this literature, we extracted evidence-based assertions about the disorder.

Results

We generated 208 empirically supported statements about ADHD. The status of the included stateme

SUBMITTER: Faraone SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328933 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature