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MeSH Heading: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Tree Number(s): F03.625.094.150
Unique ID: D001289
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001289
Annotation: not confined to children; do not confuse with HYPERKINESIS; may appear in the literature as ADDH or ADHD
Scope Note: A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-V)
Entry Term(s): ADDH; ADHD; Attention Deficit Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders; Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder; Brain Dysfunction, Minimal; Hyperkinetic Syndrome; Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Previous Indexing: Brain Damage, Chronic (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 84; was HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83; was MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1973-80
Online Note: use ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY to search HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83 & MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (as Prov 1969-72)
History Note: 84; was HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83; was MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (Prov 1969-72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/01

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Mental Disorders [F03]
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders [F03.625]
  - Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders [F03.625.094]

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Preferred

Concept UI: M0001943
Scope Note: A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-V)
Terms: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Preferred Term
Term UI T003845
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1969); ADHD
Term UI T001104909
Date04/20/2021
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); ADDH
Term UI T000874815
Date02/06/2015
LexicalTag ACR
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity
Term UI T003842
Date06/14/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Term UI T003843
Date01/24/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Term UI T003844
Date01/24/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Term UI T812538
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013); Hyperkinetic Syndrome
Term UI T003846
Date06/14/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Attention Deficit Disorder Related

Brain Dysfunction, Minimal Broader

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity MeSH Descriptor Data 2025