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Although ADHD is sometimes portrayed as a “modern” condition, George Still (1902) is now credited with the first clinical description of what today would be recognized as ADHD. The first treatment of impulsive, hyperactive, and disruptive behavior with stimulant medication was reported in the 1930s (Bradley 1937). Douglas and Peters (1979) first suggested that attention deficits rather than hyperactivity were the core symptoms of the disorder. Since then, the criteria have undergone refinements leading to the current terminology of ADHD in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013; Box 10–1).
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