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40% of ADHD patients misdiagnosed in China

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Chinanews, Shanghai, December 6 – According to a report by Shanghai Mental Health Center, about 5.8% of school-age children are suffering from ADHD (Attention Deficit¹ Hyperactivity Disorder²), that is to say there are about 20 million ADHD patients in China.

ADHD being a very common mental disorder among children (particularly boys), most parents do not pay enough attention to it. In fact, it might haunt the patients in their adolescent even adult life by preventing them from making achievements in their study and work, because it is hard for them to control their behavior and/or focus their attention.

What makes things worse is that today's medical science can only guarantee a 15% of the precise diagnosis³ rate of the disease. It is estimated that about 40% of ADHD patients in China are misdiagnosed, which might become a heavy burden on the society.

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1 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

2 disorder
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。 It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 diagnosis
n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断
参考例句：
His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

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