Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of DSM III-R symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in an outpatient pediatric population; to compare oppositional behavior and grade retention rates; and to establish local means and standard deviations (SD) for the ADHD rating scale.
METHOD: 300 children (149m, 151f; 6 to12 yrs) were evaluated for ADHD and ODD symptoms with the DuPaul and an author-designed rating scale, respectively. Scores 1.5 SD above the mean were considered positive for each disorder.
RESULTS: A total of 27 subjects (13m, 14f), 9%, had positive scores consistent with ADHD. These children had an oppositional behavior rate of 33.3% and a grade retention rate of 30.7%. Those who did not have positive scores for ADHD had a rate of 5.5% and 7.3%, respectively. The mean scores for the boys on the ADHD rating scale was 17.1 (SD = 8.6); the girls had a mean of 14.7 (SD = 7.3).
CONCLUSION: The prevalence rates in our study are similar to those found in other countries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 363-7 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Attention Disorders |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Argentina/epidemiology
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis
- Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders/diagnosis
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Prevalence
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Underachievement