PMID: 15362254Sep 15, 2004Paper

Symptoms defined by parents' and teachers' ratings in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: changes with age

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
Bedriye OncüSaynur Canat

Abstract

To determine whether Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 (CBCL) and Teacher Report Form (TRF) scores of children and adolescents with a first-time diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are different and whether there is a similar difference in normal control subjects. We analyzed the CBCL and TRF scores of 146 patients (124 boys and 22 girls, aged 6 to 18 years; mean age 11.0 years, SD 3.6). We analyzed the same scores for 274 age and sex-matched control subjects recruited from a nationally representative sample. Subjects with ADHD had significantly higher CBCL and TRF scores than control subjects. Age was significantly correlated with scores on the CBCL and TRF subscales Social Withdrawal, Somatic Complaints, and Internalization Problems; with scores on the CBCL subscale Attention Problems; and with scores on the TRF subscale Anxiety-Depression. In the group with ADHD, age was negatively correlated with scores on the CBCL and TRF subscale Externalizing Problems and with scores on the TRF subscale Aggressive Behavior. In the control group, the only significant correlation was between age and the CBCL subscale Somatic Complaints score. These results indicate that underdiagnosis of ADHD in childhood may cause the...Continue Reading

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Apr 5, 2018·Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society·Özlem Kahraman, Esra Özdemir Demirci
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