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Two guidelines issued by the subcommittee on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of the Committee on Quality Improvement for the American Academy of Pediatrics provide guidance for primary care clinicians interested in diagnosing and treating ADHD in school aged children. The 11 recommendations in these two guidelines encompass the spectrum of care for children suspected of or diagnosed with ADHD in the primary care setting.
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Committee on Quality Improvement and Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2000) Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Pediatrics 105:1158–1170.
Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Committee on Quality Improvement (2001) Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of the School-Aged Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Pediatrics 108:1033–1044.
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Neill, R. (2007). Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of the School-Aged Child With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In: Skolnik, N.S., Schneider, D., Neill, R., Kuritzky, L. (eds) Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-313-4_26
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