The work of the Multiprofessional Integrated Residency in Health (RIMS) team is aimed at the comprehensive care of the individual. In the children's area, most cases received by a team of RIMS reveals complains related to the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities. This article looks to report the results of a qualitative research aimed to understand, from a Psychological perspective, the present demands on the treatment of five children between six and eight years old with these diagnoses. To accomplish this, we reviewed the medical records, interview's notes from staff and carers. We observed demands that outweigh the initial complaint related to aspects of the history of children's lives and personal problems of caregivers. There was influence of these difficulties, social standards of treatment and the medicalization in the interventions results.
Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; symptoms; family relations