PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood Disorder, Prevalence
30 Mar 2016
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First described in 1902 by dr. george still. Name changes: 1960"s: minimal brain dysfunction (mbd, 1970"s: attention deficit disorder; +h h for presence of hyperactivity, 1980"s: add plus attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Adhd for those with hyperactivity: missed text. General social clumsiness: egocentric, insensitive to social expectations, difficulty reading facial expressions, aggressive tendencies, poor understanding of group dynamics (cid:1) (cid:1) Incidence and prevalence: incidence: number of new cases in some time period, prevalence: number of existing cases in some time period. Point prevalence: number of cases right now. Annual prevalence: number of cases in past year (not just new, could"ve been diagnosed years ago) Lifetime prevalence: number of people who will get it during their lifetime. Assessing incidence and prevalence: cases per 100 population (%) Not good for low frequency disorders: cases per 10,000 population. Not good for high frequency disorders: clinical estimates. How many appear in clinics with the disorder. Leads to underestimate of frequency: community estimates.
