Biophysical Aspects of the Hyperactive Child Syndrome

  • Gabrielle Weiss
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Abstract

The hyperactive child has received a great deal of attention in the past two decades. For example, it was estimated that more than 2,000 articles had been written on the subject by 1975 (Vinchell, 1975) and several books on the subject were published (Cantwell, 1975; Safer and Allen, 1975; Ross and Ross, 1976). Others have been written for parents of hyperactive children. Excellent review articles are now available on almost every aspect of this syndrome. Reasons for submitting yet another chapter are the author’s clinical experience with hyperactive children, involvement with the research on the syndrome, and the wish to review the main body of research related to the hyperactive child to develop a certain model for conceptualizing this puzzling syndrome.

Keywords

Brain Damage Hyperactive Child Soft Sign Child Psychol Psychiatry Minimal Brain Dysfunction 
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