More Diagnoses of A.D.H.D. Causing Concern - NYTimes.com

Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of a...

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01/04/2013

Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These rates reflect a marked rise over the last decade and could fuel growing concern among many doctors that the A.D.H.D. diagnosis and its medication are overused in American children.