CDC Finds More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD

The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has increased by 53% over the last decade, but that increase might reflect overuse of the diagnosis and its medications, according to a new CDC report. Observers say that even more children might be diagnosed with the disorder after the American Psychiatric Association releases new criteria for ADHD diagnoses in its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

• "ADHD Seen in 11% of U.S. Children as Diagnoses Rise" (Schwarz/Cohen, New York Times, 3/31).