Children with True ADHD Are Often Misdiagnosed with Conduct or Oppositional

question 11

Multiple Choice

Children with true ADHD are often misdiagnosed with conduct or oppositional defiant disorder while, at the same time, the ADHD medications are being overprescribed. ADHD is thus

• A) seen as too much or too little of a problem.
• B) both underdiagnosed and overdiagnosed.
• C) both well-known and well misunderstood.
• D) neither legitimate nor valid.

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Definitions:

UV-visible Spectrum

The absorption or reflectance spectrum in the ultraviolet and visible light region that is used to identify chemical substances.

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Compounds made up of hydrogen and carbon that contain a planar ring of continuously overlapping p-orbitals, known for their stability and unique chemical behavior.

IR Spectrum

A graphical representation of the infrared light absorption of a substance, used to identify chemical bonds and functional groups within a molecule.

M-xylene

An isomer of xylene with two methyl groups attached to the benzene ring in the meta positions, used as a solvent and chemical precursor.