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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: Differential diagnosis in childhood sexual abuse.

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In this paper, a comparison of criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for ADHD and PTSD is presented, and commonalities are discussed.
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This article is published in Clinical Psychology Review.The article was published on 2000-04-01. It has received 178 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Child sexual abuse & Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Understanding Interpersonal Trauma in Children: Why We Need a Developmentally Appropriate Trauma Diagnosis

TL;DR: Research is summarized that suggests directions for broadening current diagnostic conceptualizations for victimized children, focusing on findings regarding victimization, the prevalence of a variety of psychiatric symptoms related to affect and behavior dysregulation, disturbances of consciousness and cognition, alterations in attribution and schema, and interpersonal impairment.
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Environmental risk factors for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

TL;DR: Converging evidence from epidemiologic, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, genetic and treatment studies shows that ADHD is a valid medical disorder.
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Gender differences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

TL;DR: A review of gender differences noted across the lifespan in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder suggests treatments are likely to be equally effective in males and females.
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Psychopathology and delinquency in adolescents: a descriptive and developmental perspective.

TL;DR: A review on psychiatric pathology in delinquent adolescents finds that delinquent adolescents have higher rates of externalizing and internalizing disorders when compared to adolescents in the general population and the necessity of adequate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in these adolescents.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Maltreated Youth: A Review of Contemporary Research and Thought.

TL;DR: This review covers key aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth, including epidemiology, symptomatology, outcome, and risk factors as well as assessment and treatment strategies and challenges for these youths.
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment

TL;DR: Barkley et al. as discussed by the authors discussed the nature of ADHD, primary symptoms, diagnosis criteria, prevalence, and gender differences, and the treatment of ADHD in adults.
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Impact of child sexual abuse: a review of the research.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe effets des agressions sexuelles contre des enfants and discussion of leurs effets immediats et a long terme et de l'impact des different types of agression.
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Childhood traumas: an outline and overview.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors divide childhood trauma into two basic types and define the findings that can be used to characterize each of these types, including full, detailed memories, "omens," and misperceptions.
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Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with conduct, depressive, anxiety, and other disorders.

TL;DR: The literature supports considerable comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, and other disorders, such as mental retardation, Tourette's syndrome, and borderline personality disorder.
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Childhood trauma, the neurobiology of adaptation, and "use-dependent" development of the brain: How "states" become "traits."

TL;DR: In this article, the impact of childhood trauma on the development and function of the brain is discussed in context of basic principles of neurodevelopment, including hyperarousal and dissociation.
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