Children with True ADHD Are Often Misdiagnosed with Conduct or Oppositional

question 131

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.Ironically, ADHD is then

• 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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Vulnerable Population

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Tertiary Prevention

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Diabetes

A chronic condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood due to the body's inability to produce or effectively use insulin.

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