According to DSM-IV-TR, it's attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. But I've seen it without the slash or hyphen as well. David W.
At 11:12 AM 8/20/2007, you wrote: >Here's a quickie: >I probably should know this, but I'm not a clinical or developmental >psychologist and don't recall it written in "full" form... >When "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" is written, >does/should it have a hyphen or slash between the AD and HD? >Thanks for your help. > >======================================================== >Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. >Associate Professor of Psychology >Utica College >Utica, NY 13502 >(315) 792-3171 > >"Mice may be called large or small, and so may elephants, and it is >quite understandable when someone says it was a large mouse that ran >up the trunk of a small elephant" (S. S. Stevens, 1958) > ></blockquote></x-html> David T. Wasieleski, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 31698 229-333-5620 http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dtwasieleski "The only thing that ever made sense in my life is the sound of my little girl laughing through the window on a summer night... Just the sound of my little girl laughing makes me happy just to be alive..." --Everclear "Song from an American Movie" --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
