Prevalenza del disturbo da deficit dell’attenzione con iperattività: una ricerca sul campo, a Roma

Over 9 months, 3 family paediatricians identified through 6 simple screening questions and a checklist 19 children, out of 794 referred to their office, who fulfilled the ADHD criteria. Out of these children, 16 were reassessed by an infantile neuro-psychiatrist. Diagnosis was confirmed in 12 cases (10 males, 2 females). The sample prevalence was 1.7% (CI 95% = 0.85-2.35).