Category ADHD
ADHD is one of the most frequent mental disorders among children and adolescents. Recently, the American Psychiatric Association has published the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-V (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The diagnostic criteria on this manual are the most widely used among professionals in mental health all around the
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a disorder characterized by a pattern of irritable, defiant, oppositional and spiteful behavior (APA, 2013). An oppositional defiant child is always angry, easily upset, often discussing and challenge authority figures, often annoys others and has a hard time recovering from an annoyance. Such behavior should accur on most days of a
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) RLS affects 1,5 million children and adolescents. Often begins during childhood or adolescence and can result in poor intellectual and/or emotional function. Although symptoms are worse at night, it is possible to experience it throughout daytime. CAUSES Genetics: Autosomal – dominant hereditary pattern Chromosomes genetic loci 9p, 12q, and 14q. Dopamine abnormality. (Cervenka et al., 2006) Iron deficiency: low serum