George Frederick Still 1902 the Lancet, originally uploaded by ADHD CENTER.

The Goulstoninan Lectures from the Lancet 1902

Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) The father of British pediatrics.

England’s first professor in child medicine presented on 4th, 6th and 11th March 1902 a series of three lectures to the Royal College of Physicians in London, under the name “Goulstonian lectures” on ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children’, which were published later the same year in the Lancet. He described 43 children who had serious problems with sustained attention and self-regulation, who were often aggressive, defiant, resistant to discipline, excessively emotional or passionate, who showed little inhibitory volition, had serious problems with sustained attention and could not learn from the consequences of their actions; though their intellect was normal.

Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) The father of British pediatrics.

Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) the father of British pediatrics. He was born in Highbury, England, and attended medical school at Cambridge University. His father died when he was 17 years of age, causing a dramatic change in the family economy. However, he had proved such gifts as a pupil of Merchant Taylors, that he received a scholarship enabling him to study at Caius College, Cambridge, where he received several awards and new scholarships.

At graduation, Cambridge

Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) Den Brittiska pediatrikens fader.

Englands förste professor i barnmedicin presenterade den 4, 6 och 11 Mars 1902 sina sedermera berömda föreläsningar för the Royal College of Physicians in London, under namnet “Goulstonian lectures” som handlade om ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children’, Föreläsningarna publicerades samma år i the Lancet. Han beskrev 43 barn som hade mycket allvarliga problem med att upprätthålla en kontinuerlig uppmärksamhet, att disciplinera sig själva och att inte bli ständigt överemotionella, aggressiva eller passionerat upptagna med något för situationen olämpligt.

Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) The father of British pediatrics.

England’s first professor in child medicine presented on 4th, 6th and 11th March 1902 a series of three lectures to the Royal College of Physicians in London, under the name “Goulstonian lectures” on ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children’, which were published later the same year in the Lancet. He described 43 children who had serious problems with sustained attention and self-regulation, who were often aggressive, defiant, resistant to discipline, excessively emotional or passionate, who showed little inhibitory volition, had serious problems with sustained attention and could not learn from the consequences of their actions; though their intellect was normal.

Part 1 of the ADHD history

The earliest well documented description of ADHD and ADD

In 1798, a Scottish-born physician and author, Sir Alexander Crichton (1763-1856), described what seems to be a similar mental state much like the inattentive subtype of ADHD, in his book: An inquiry into the nature and origin of mental derangement: comprehending a concise system of the physiology and pathology of the human mind and a history of the passions and their efects. In the chapter “Attention”, Crichton described a “mental restlessness”.

The book

Det finns nog en del att säga i den frågan vad det lider. Att hänvisa till en massa citat ur en bok som ingen hittar är lätt, att visa vartifrån man citerar med bilder och hänvisningar är mycket svårare och tar längre tid.