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© 2019, Pediatria Ltd. All rights reserved. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an urgent problem due to the high incidence rate, reaching 3–5% in the child population. The article discusses diagnostic criteria for ADHD and manifestation peculiarities in different age periods. It also duscusses etiopathogenesis of ADHD as a multifactorial developmental disorder; reviews main groups of drugs used for the pharmacological correction of the disease, among which nootropics, in particular aminophenylbutyric acid («Anvifen»), occupy a special place. Author discusses and justifies the need for an integrated approach to ADHD treatment, which should combine pharmacotherapy, neuropsychological correction and psychotherapy with a child, parents and teachers.

© 2018, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Despite decades of research, neurobiological studies of depression haven’t achieved significant results. Many experts propose that one of the main reasons for this failure is current diagnostic standards not considering the heterogeneity and polymorphism of depression. Research is unable to identify specific neurobiological changes due to formal diagnosis «major depressive disorder» and new diagnostic criteria are needed. RDoC (Research Domain Criteria) has intensified the confrontation between biological and clinical researchers and changes in approach to depressive psychopathology are discussed. A review presents the recent approaches used in studies of depressive disorders, the methodology they use, the scientific paradigms they rely on.