PREVALENCE OF ATTENTION DEFICIT WITH HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: ON-SITE RESEARCH BY FAMILY PAEDIATRICIANS IN ROME

Key words: ADHD, Epidemiology

Over 9 months, 3 family paediatricians identified through 6 simple screening questions and a checklist 19 children, out of 794 referred to their office, who fulfilled the ADHD criteria. Out of these children, 16 were reassessed by an infantile neuro-psychiatrist. Diagnosis was confirmed in 12 cases (10 males, 2 females). The sample prevalence was 1.7% (CI 95% = 0.85-2.35).