Systematic analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -ADHD in education
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become one of the highest priority topics within the educational processes of primary school, due to the academic and behavioral challenge in the learning processes, therefore, this study addresses the understanding of ADHD in the educational field from a systematic analysis through the Scopus database where 2398 articles were identified, it was developed under an exploratory approach, cross-sectional design and with theoretical and empirical methods, following the guidelines of Sampieri, successive filters were applied through the PRISMA method, selecting categories such as year of publication (2015, 2025), subject, type of document, language, authors, areas of knowledge, which allowed to refine a total of 329 articles, this showed that this problem has been investigated with greater relevance in developed countries from three main areas: medicine, psychology and social sciences, in this way it is characterized as an object of interdisciplinary study, This allows the educational sector to enrich and substantiate inclusive educational practices, taking into account new educational policies that lead to conducting scientific research within this object of study.
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