Clinical Presentation of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Terms of Gender and Chronological Age

• Main Authors: Ahmad Ghanizadeh (Author), Alireza Salehi (Author), Seyed Reza Moeini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

<span>The present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)<br /><span>symptoms in terms of gender and age. Based on convenience sampling, the data records of 1,184<br /><span>children and adolescents with ADHD were gathered from various Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<br /><span>Clinics affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Shiraz, Iran). During 2010-2015, the<br /><span>patients had been interviewed face-to-face for ADHD diagnosis in accordance with the Diagnostic<br /><span>and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria. The collected<br /><span>data were re-analyzed using parent-reported ADHD symptoms measured with the DSM-IV clinical<br /><span>symptoms checklist. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software with the Pearson<br /><span>correlation test, Chi-square test, and <span><em>t </em><span>test. P<span>The mean age of the participants was 9.29±2.55 years, 904 (76.40%) of whom were boys. The mean <span>total score of hyperactivity-impulsivity in girls and boys was 2.63±2.77 and 3.19±8.17, respectively. <span>The mean total score of inattention in girls and boys was 3.40±1.97 and 3.28±2.00, respectively. Age<br /><span>and gender were not associated with the symptoms of inattentive ADHD. The symptoms associated<br /><span>with hyperactivity-impulsivity had a significant association with age (P<0.05). The symptoms with a<br /><span>statistically significant association with gender were frigidity (P=0.001), often running about (P=0.03),<br /><span>and often difficulties with playing or leisure activities (P=0.005). The most common symptoms of<br /><span>inattentive ADHD in both boys and girls were "inattention to details or making careless mistakes"<br /><span>(47.6% and 54.3%, respectively) and "fails to finish work" (43.0% and 40.1%, respectively).<br /><span>In contrast with the hyperactivity-impulsivity, the severity of inattention was not associated with<br /><span>age. The results of the present study indicated that while the ADHD screening questions for inattention<br /><span>could be the same for both genders, they should be different for hyperactivity-impulsivity.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span>

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2322-2476
2322-4835
10.30476/ijcbnm.2019.44999