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The heterogeneous nature of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) obscures its biological bases. One problem is that ADD subsumes a variety of patterns of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Additionally, different sources of brain disorder functionally converge on these patterns. This chapter reviews how geneticists and biochemists have studied ADD under these handicaps and how they might turn heterogeneity to their advantage.
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Deutsch, C.K., Kinsbourne, M. (1990). Genetics and Biochemistry in Attention Deficit Disorder. In: Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7142-1_8
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