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Direct linkQuebles, Irina; Solomon, Olga; Smith, Kathryn A.; Rao, Sowmya R.; Lu, Frances; Allen, Colleen; Anaya, Grace; Yin, Larry – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
We examined racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of behavioral problems measured by the Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL), sleep disturbances measured by the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), and medication use among children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We analyzed data from the Autism Treatment Network (ATN) dataset…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Incidence, Behavior Problems
Talaei, Ali; Mokhber, Naghmeh; Abdollahian, Ebrahim; Bordbar, Mohammad Reza Fayyazi; Salari, Elham – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: Because there have been a few studies on the prevalence of ADHD in Iran, assessment of its prevalence seems to have a great impact on the physicians approach toward its diagnosis and management. Method: This study listed all the schools in Mashhad and chose 12, including 24 classes and 714 students by stratified cluster sampling. A…
Descriptors: Incidence, Physicians, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Farah, Lynn G.; Fayyad, John A.; Eapen, Valsamma; Cassir,Youmna; Salamoun, Mariana M.; Tabet, Caroline C.; Mneimneh, Zeina N.; Karam, Elie G. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: Epidemiological studies on psychiatric disorders are quite rare in the Arab World. This article reviews epidemiological studies on ADHD in all the Arab countries. Method: All epidemiological studies on ADHD conducted from 1966 through th present were reviewed. Samples were drawn from the general community, primary care clinical…
Descriptors: Incidence, Arabs, Risk, Gender Differences
La Malfa, G.; Lassi, S.; Bertelli, M.; Pallanti, S.; Albertini, G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
There is an increasing interest in the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. It is also thought that ADHD is more prevalent in the field of intellectual disability (ID) than in the general population, but there are not many experimental studies. Since ADHD diagnosis in adults is more difficult, specific rating…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Identification, Rating Scales
Sciutto, Mark J.; Eisenberg, Miriam – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: According to the DSM-IV TR, approximately 3 to 7% of school-age children meet the criteria for ADHD. However, there is a common conception that ADHD is overdiagnosed. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the evidence for and against overdiagnosis. Method: Recent prevalence studies and research on factors affecting diagnostic…
Descriptors: Incidence, Attention Deficit Disorders, Evaluation, Hyperactivity
Antshel, Kevin M.; Khan, Fahad M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The cognitive and behavioral symptoms of nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) have been described by previous investigators. Nevertheless, we know far less about the potential genetic contributions that may predispose a child to have NLD. An endophenotype model was investigated in 5 samples of children ages 9 to 15 years: NLD (n = 32); reading…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Incidence, Learning Disabilities, Hyperactivity
Schlachter, Sarah – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
For many years there has been debate over Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and whether this condition, which commonly afflicts adolescent children, is a medical or social condition and whether it is exclusively an American phenomenon. This article reviews the basis of ADHD's definition, diagnosis, treatment, and educational…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Identification, Foreign Countries
Mellins, Claude Ann; Brackis-Cott, Elizabeth; Leu, Cheng-Shiun; Elkington, Katherine S.; Dolezal, Curtis; Wiznia, Andrew; McKay, Mary; Bamji, Mahrukh; Abrams, Elaine J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine 1) the prevalence of psychiatric and substance use disorders in perinatally HIV-infected (HIV+) adolescents and 2) the association between HIV infection and these mental health outcomes by comparing HIV+ youths to HIV exposed but uninfected youths (HIV-) from similar communities. Methods: Data…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Caregivers
Havey, J. Michael – School Psychology International, 2007
Dutch and US teachers were questioned about their perceptions of the incidence and causes of ADHD, as well as their views of appropriate treatments. Dutch teachers were more likely than US teachers to think the etiology of the disorder lay in biochemistry, while US teachers were more likely to believe in a combination of environmental and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity
Wheeler, Linda; Pumfrey, Peter; Wakefield, Peter; Quill, Wendy – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2008
As part of research undertaken by the first author, a survey of schools was carried out in one local education authority (LEA) in order to gather information about pupils diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). All mainstream and special schools and pupil referral units were approached and a response rate of 94% was…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Student Needs, Incidence, Hyperactivity
Tick, Nouchka T.; Van Der Ende, Jan; Koot, Hans M.; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: The societal changes experienced by Western societies in recent decades have raised concerns about increases in the level of children's mental health problems. Although studies of secular changes in the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses have indeed shown increases, their results may have been influenced by methodological problems,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Medical Research, Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedStaton, R. Dennis; Brumback, Roger A. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
The relationship between motor hyperactivity and childhood depression was investigated in 178 children referred for evaluation of school problems. Sixty percent of the children fulfilled the modified Feighner criteria for primary childhood depression. Forty-four percent had motor hyperactivity and 75 percent of these also showed depression.…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education
Jensen, Peter S.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Steiner, Hans; Findling, Robert L.; Meyer, Roger E.; Malone, Richard P.; Carlson, Gabrielle A.; Coccaro, Emil F.; Aman, Michael G.; Blair, James; Dougherty, Donald; Ferris, Craig; Flynn, Laurie; Green, Evelyn; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hutchinson, Janice; Laughren, Tom; Leve, Leslie D.; Novins, Douglas K.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To determine whether impulsive aggression (IA) is a meaningful clinical construct and to ascertain whether it is sufficiently similar across diagnostic categories, such that parallel studies across disorders might constitute appropriate evidence for pursuing indications. If so, how should IA be assessed, pharmacological studies…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Public Health, Ethics, Clinical Experience
Shaffer, Howard J.; Nelson, Sarah E.; LaPlante, Debi A.; LaBrie, Richard A.; Albanese, Mark; Caro, Gabriel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Psychiatric comorbidity likely contributes to driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol among repeat offenders. This study presents one of the first descriptions of the prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders among repeat DUI offenders in treatment. Participants included all consenting eligible admissions (N = 729) to a 2-week…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Incidence, Epidemiology, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedBrumback, Roger A. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1979
Operational criteria for childhood depression, specific learning disability, developmental hyperactivity, and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome were used to establish the correct diagnosis in 55 of 100 school age Ss. Forty-five Ss were diagnosed as having one of three classical neurological syndromes (epilepsy, sensorineural deafness, and childhood…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Criteria, Exceptional Child Research
