| Title |
The epidemiology of pharmacologically treated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults in UK primary care
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, June 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-12-78 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Suzanne McCarthy, Lynda Wilton, Macey L Murray, Paul Hodgkins, Philip Asherson, Ian CK Wong |
| Abstract |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by the symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. ADHD was once perceived as a condition of childhood only; however increasing evidence has highlighted the existence of ADHD in older adolescents and adults. Estimates for the prevalence of ADHD in adults range from 2.5-4%. Few data exist on the prescribing trends of the stimulants methylphenidate and dexamfetamine, and the non-stimulant atomoxetine in the UK. The aim of this study was to investigate the annual prevalence and incidence of pharmacologically treated ADHD in children, adolescents and adults in UK primary care. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 25% |
| Comoros | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 276 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 270 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 42 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 15% |
| Researcher | 30 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 51 | 18% |
| Unknown | 51 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 24% |
| Psychology | 66 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 37 | 13% |
| Unknown | 62 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 May 2017.
All research outputs
#1,733,512
of 25,654,806 outputs
Outputs from BMC Pediatrics
#194
of 3,494 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#9,855
of 178,425 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pediatrics
#9
of 48 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,654,806 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 93rd percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 3,494 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 8.0. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 94% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 178,425 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 94% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 48 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its contemporaries.