Hiperactivos sin tratamiento, ¿fracaso escolar y futuros inadaptados? Papel del médico de Atención Primaria: a propósito de un caso

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric disease in childhood and the first cause of scholar failure. It is the cause and coexist sometimes with other severe conditions like oppositional-deafiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD). The last one appears in adolescents and in children younger than 10 years and causes lack of school integration, rupture of social norms and even commission of criminal acts. Case report: a 10 year-old boy with scholar failure, home and school disturbances in behaviour that included physic violence directed to mates and teachers. A preliminary diagnosis of disruptive be