Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders in students: comparison between DSM-IV and neuropsychological criteria
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 58(2B): 401-7, jun. 2000. tab
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RESUMO
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood condition, recognized as an important social-medical problem. The syndrome is characterized by motor system, perception, cognition and behavioral disturbances, compromising the learning of children with adequate intellectual potential. To investigate its prevalence in first grade pupils 484 children with DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and neuropsychological criteria were examined. The prevalence of ADHD was 18 per cent when the diagnosis was made using DSM-IV criteria; 3.5 per cent when neuropsychological criteria was used, including, in addition to behavioral and psychometric aspects, a discrepancy in the evolutionary neurological examination, and 3.9 per cent when motor persistence was taken into account. The prevalence of ADHD was higher among older children (92.4 months) only when DSM-IV criteria were used. We conclude that the use of DSM-IV criteria probably overestimates the prevalence of ADHD, since it detects another behavioral disorders. In this context, they may be useful as screening, since they have adequate pre-testing performance.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil