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ERIC Number: EJ806923
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
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A Preliminary Investigation of ADHD Symptoms in Persons with Celiac Disease
Niederhofer, Helmut; Pittschieler, Klaus
Journal of Attention Disorders, v10 n2 p200-204 2006
Objective: Several studies report a possible association of celiac disease (CD) with psychiatric and psychological disturbances, such as ADHD. Method: The authors assess 132 participants from 3 to 57 years of age (M = 19.3 years) affected by CD for the possibility of an associated ADHD-like symptomatology, using the Conner Scale Hypescheme, a behavioral scale similar to the Conners Rating Scales, before their gluten-free diet was started and 6 months later. Results: The overall score improves significantly as well as most of the ADHD-like symptomatology specific features (Bonferroni-corrected, paired-sample t tests). Conclusion: The data indicate that ADHD-like symptomatology is markedly overrepresented among untreated CD patients and that a gluten-free diet may improve symptoms significantly within a short period of time. The results of this study also suggest that CD should be included in the list of diseases associated with ADHD-like symptomatology. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Conners Rating Scales
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