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ADHD is now considered to be one of the most common disorders in the field of child neurology and psychiatry, which has implications for the emotional, behavioral, and academic future of children affected by it. In recent years, we have witnessed a public attack against the diagnosis, against the rise in the number of children being diagnosed, against the massive use of Ritalin, against drug companies and doctors who ostensibly dispense drugs that do not have professional interests (Cohen, 2011). There is a feeling in the public that it is partially true that drug therapy is not always possible after careful and comprehensive evaluation composed of many parameters, which I will emphasize below. In this study, I aim to refute various arguments which stem from extraneous considerations that are not relevant. In order to treat adolescents at increased risk of attention deficit disorder, there is a need to characterize and describe it through empirical research. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine unique differences in the perceptions of adolescents with ADHD in recognized localities in terms of social adaptation, family functioning, and aggressive behavior compared with those of adolescents at risk with attention deficit disorders in unfamiliar localities. For this purpose, 88 adolescents at risk with ADHD were examined between the ages of 16 and 18, of which 44 were adolescents at risk of ADHD attending schools in recognized localities and 44 adolescents at high risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the unrecognized villages.
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