Childhood diagnosis of ADHD increased dramatically over 9-year period
Monday, January 21, 2013 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
The rate of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder rose dramatically between 2001 and 2010 with non-Hispanic white children having the highest diagnosis rates, according to a new study. The study also showed there was a 90 percent increase in the diagnosis of ADHD among non-Hispanic black girls during the same nine-year period.