The Earliest Reference to ADHD in the Medical Literature? Melchior Adam Weikard's Description in 1775 of "Attention Deficit" (Mangel der Aufmerksamkeit, Attentio Volubilis)

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 623-630

  Barkley, Russell A ^a   Peters, Helmut ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Rheinhessenfachklinik Mainz ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

ADD ADHD; ADHD; adult; adult ADHD; history of ADHD; inattention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PUBLICATION;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; GERMANY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84867047668     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711432309     Document Type: Article

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