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Evaluarea şi diagnosticul tulburării de deficit de atenţie şi hiperactivitate (ADHD)
Evaluation and diagnosis of attention deficit disorder hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Author(s): Adriana Ciobanu
Subject(s): Psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: State Pedagogical University „Ion Creanga” from Chisinau
Keywords: Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); assessment; diagnosis;

Summary/Abstract: This article provides an overview of children with Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity (ADHD), taking into account biological and etiological explanations modalities of assessments available on the behavioral manifestations. It argues that a thorough assessment of children with symptoms of ADHD include not only common side (conduct disorder, depression, low performance), but also typical irrational beliefs that generate these secondary symptoms.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 43(2)
  • Page Range: 71-77
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian