The Hyperactive Child Syndrome

Strategies for Study of the Neurochemistry of Attention Deficit Disorder in Children

“…This subgroup of previously hyperactive fathers demonstrated an equally high incidence of alcoholism and sociopathy as adults. Similar findings were re-ported by Morrison and Stewart (1971) in their evaluation of parents of 59 hyperactive and 41 normal children. One third of the parents of hyperactive children exhibited a psychiatric or behavioral disorder usually consisting of alcoholism, sociopathy, or hysteria; over 10 percent of the hyperactive children had at least one parent with a history of childhood hyperactivity.…”

Hyperactive children and the efficacy of psychoactive drugs as a treatment intervention.

“…Physical Trauma Hypothesis. Warren et al 66 estimated that "about one out of ten hyperactive children seen by a psychiatrist has a history of brain injury." Werry,'O reviewing the research attributing hyperactivity to prenatal, perinatal or postnatal trauma, pointed out that in nearly all follow-up studies of children with a history of trauma such as anoxia, the prevalence of hyperactivity in this population is not remarkable.…”