scholarly journals Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Neglected Issue in the Developing World

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Chinawa ◽  
O. I. Odetunde ◽  
Herbert A. Obu ◽  
A. T. Chinawa ◽  
Muideen O. Bakare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
The World ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neglected illness in a developing country.Objectives. The objectives of this study are to investigate the prevalence and pattern of ADHD among children in a Nigeria.Methods. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the parents of children (and older children) who attended children outpatients’ clinic during the study period. The DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were used.Results. Two hundred and seventy-three (273) out of 282 questionnaires were filled completely, giving a response rate of 96.8%. Nine (9) children fulfilled the stated criteria for ADHD giving a prevalence rate of 3.2%. There is no association between gender and ADHD (P=0.784).Conclusions. The prevalence of ADHD in our setting is 3.2%, which is similar to that obtained elsewhere in the world.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among children in respite care: Room for doubt

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mertin
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Respite Care ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Problems ◽  
Potential Difficulty ◽  
Dsm Iv

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is currently the diagnosis of choice for children displaying a range of attentional and hyperactive-impulsive behaviours. Diagnostic criteria are set out in the DSM-IV, but considerable overlap with a number of other disorders continues to pose diagnostic problems. A further potential difficulty is that the diagnostic criteria describe, but do not explain, behaviour, increasing the risk for misdiagnosis. A group of children in a respite care program previously diagnosed with ADHD and medicated by paediatricians, serve to illustrate these issues.

Subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From DSM-IV Field Trials

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. B. Lahey ◽  
B. Applegate ◽  
K. McBurnett ◽  
J. Biederman ◽  
L. Greenhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Dsm Iv

scholarly journals Association of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Heroin Addiction

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Salman ◽  
Muhammad Idrees ◽  
Muhammad Anees ◽  
Jawaria Idrees ◽  
Fariha Idrees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Heroin Addiction ◽  
Heroin Addicts ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference

Objectives: To study the association of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with heroin addiction. Study design: A cross-sectional, hospital based study. Place and duration of study: The study was carried out at Lady Reading Hospital and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from 4th April 2012 to 13th September 2012. Subjects and Methods: A sample of 137 adult heroin addicts were analyzed that whether they were ADHD and that childhood problem continues to manifest symptoms in adults. For retrospective assessment of childhood ADHD, the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) as well as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) symptom checklist for ADHD was used. The Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) was used to assess the persisting symptoms of ADHD in adults. Inclusion criteria: Patient diagnosed with heroin addiction according to ICD-9 and DSM-IV. Exclusion criteria: Patient has co-morbid with any other mental illnesses. Results: The difference between the mean score of WURS and CAARS of ADHD patients were significantly greater than the normal patients. Heroin addicts showed 41.6% (WURS) and 38.6% (DSM-IV diagnostic criteria) that indicated evidence of retrospective ADHD affliction in childhood. 22.6% were IV users. CAARS was presented in 37.9% heroin addicts who exhibited a substantiation of ADHD persistent in adulthood. The difference between the mean score of WURS and CAARS of ADHD patients were significantly greater (P = 0.003), than the normal patients. Conclusions: These results revealed that addiction is associated with co-morbidity with ADHD, expressed in the form of heroin addiction. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i2.18294 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(2) 2014 p.128-134

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