ADHD prevalence estimates across three decades: an updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis

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Guilherme V. Polanczyk · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Erik G. Willcutt · Universidade de São Paulo

Giovanni Abrahão Salum · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Christian Kieling · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Luís Augusto Rohde · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Confirming previous findings, variability in ADHD prevalence estimates is mostly explained by methodological characteristics of the studies. In the past three decades, there has been no evidence to suggest an increase in the number of children in the community who meet criteria for ADHD when standardized diagnostic procedures are followed.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Children's Physical and Motor Development

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Published in: International Journal of Epidemiology

Volume 43, Issue 2, pp. 434-442

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt261

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ADHD prevalence estimates across three decades: an updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis

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