Anno. 2003, Volume. 10, N. 3, Pag. 8-9

Il disturbo di attenzione con iperattività: indagine conoscitiva tra i pediatri di famiglia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Objectives and methods: A questionnaire was administered to 108 family paediatricians working in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in order to know how many hyperactive children they thought to have among their patients. Results: 74 paediatricians answered the questionnaire, representing a population of 64.800 children. The total number of children considered as being affected with ADHD is 280, relating this to a population of 64.800. Conclusions: the prevalence is 0.43%, clearly below the statistics (3-4%).