Prevalence of hyperactivity in elementary school children as a function of social system definers

This study seeks to reconcile the widely varying estimates of prevalence of hyperactivity in children. Parents, teachers, and physicians were asked to identify hyperactive children in a sample of some 5000 elementary school children. Approximately five percent were considered hyperactive by at least...

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Published inAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 48; no. 3; p. 446
Main Authors Lambert, Nadine M, Sandoval, Jonathan, Sassone, Dana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1978
Subjects
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology
California
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Hyperkinesis - diagnosis
Hyperkinesis - epidemiology
Male
Models, Psychological
Schools
Sex Factors
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
California
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Summary:This study seeks to reconcile the widely varying estimates of prevalence of hyperactivity in children. Parents, teachers, and physicians were asked to identify hyperactive children in a sample of some 5000 elementary school children. Approximately five percent were considered hyperactive by at least one defining system; only one percent were considered hyperactive by all three definers. Prevalence rates were relatively constant from kindergarten through fifth grade.
ISSN:0002-9432
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1978.tb01334.x