Francia VA, Migues RM, Peñalver MY

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: assistance deficit disorder affects today more than 5% of the child population worldwide. Objective: to highlight some elements of its diagnosis and treatment was the purpose of the review. Method: the years comprised between 1999 even 2017 were included. More than 75% of the bibliographies correspond to internet articles, digital journals available in regional data bases and therapeutic guidelines of associations linked to the study, diagnose, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with attention deficit disorder. Development: to the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder, it is important the use of clinical evaluation, anamneses, physical examination, family antecedents, among others, as well as correctness with diagnosis and statistics of mental illness (5) Manual criteria and the International Classification of diseases (10), all supported by the psychological and neurobiological tests. Conclusions: in its study, dissimilar instruments, scales, psychological interviews and biological tests are used, which together provide their diagnosis. The treatment has been based, mainly, on the use of the central nervous system stimulants, although other alternatives are put into practice today. The multimodal and individualized treatment in all its aspects guarantees a favorable evolution and avoids complications.