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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Although research of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) surged in the 1990’s, there is a long history of research in this field dating back to 1902.

ADHD has been known by several names since it was first recognized, which can lead to difficulties when attempting to perform a complete review of important research in this field.

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Citations from Recent ADHD Articles

New ADHD research continues to cite research spanning over 100 years.

ADHD articles published in the last 5 years cited research published pre-1980 12,428 times.

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The beginnings of ADHD research can be traced to a series of lectures published in 1902 by Sir George F. Still. These papers described a group of children with behavioral problems that would be recognized as ADHD today. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

National Institute of Mental Healthhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

Because of Web of Science’s unique coverage of over 100 years of cited references, we are able to trace the development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research from its beginnings in 1902 to the modern breakthroughs of today.

Because of Web of Science’s unique coverage of over 100 years of cited references, we are able to trace the development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research from its beginnings in 1902 to the modern breakthroughs of today.

Changes in Terminology1920’s - Post-encephalitic Behavior Disorders

1960’s - Minimal Brain Dysfunction

1980’s - Attention Deficit Disorder

In the 1920s and 1930s, ADHD was attributed to brain damage caused by encephalitis; in the 1960s it was discovered that this condition could exist without brain injury.

As the understanding of ADHD changed, the terminology also changed.

Using the Web of Science we can trace citations directly to Still’s papers from the different periods of understanding of this disorder.

1930 - Chronic Epidemic Encephalitis

1973 - Minimal Cerebral Dysfunction

1997 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Using the Web of Science we can trace citations directly to Still’s papers from the different periods of understanding of this disorder.

1973 - Minimal Cerebral Dysfunction

1997 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

1966 - Hyperactive Child Syndrome

1981 – Pervasively Hyperactive Children

2000 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

1930 - Chronic Epidemic Encephalitis