PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY AND SLEEP PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN RELATION TO ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER PRESENTATION, AGE AND GENDER

Objective To determine frequency of motor alterations in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method We evaluated 19 children aged 7-12 years with ADHD classified in three sub-types: Combined (ADHD-C), with Inattention (ADHD-I), and with Hyperactivity (ADHD-H). Controls were age- and gender matched healthy children. We utilized Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) for measuring motor skills. Results We observed differences between children with ADHD and controls in BOTMP general score and in static coordination, dynamic general- and hand- coordination, and in synkinetic movements. We also found differences in dynamic hand coordination between controls and children with ADHD-C; in dynamic general coordination between controls and children with ADHD-H; and in frequency of synkinetic movements between controls and children with ADHD-H. Conclusion Children with ADHD with a major degree of hyperactivity showed greater frequency of motor alterations.

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Prevalence of bruxism in children receiving treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a pilot study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/jcpd.29.1.3j86338656m83522 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 63-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Ghadah Malki ◽

Khalid Zawawi ◽

Marcello Melis ◽

Christopher Hughes

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

The Other ◽

Adhd Group ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Dental Attrition ◽

Adhd Children ◽

And Gender

The objective of this study was to evaluate reported bruxism among children affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Thirty children diagnosed with ADHD and 30 healthy age and gender matched controls participated in the study. All subjects were examined for dental attrition, and the parents were asked for signs and symptoms of bruxism in their children using a questionnaire. Prevalence of oral parafunction was evaluated comparing ADHD children taking medications, ADHD children not taking medications, and controls. Subjects affected by ADHD and pharmacologically treated showed higher occurrence of bruxism compared to subjects affected by ADHD not taking medicines and controls; and within the ADHD group taking medications, CNS-stimulants have been associated with such side effect more frequently than the other drugs.

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PMH27 HEALTH SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) IN GERMANY—AN AGE AND GENDER SPECIFIC ANALYSIS

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/s1098-3015(10)66928-8 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. A588 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M Schlander ◽

O Schwarz ◽

GE Trott ◽

M Viapiano ◽

N Bonauer

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Health Service ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Specific Analysis ◽

And Gender ◽

Gender Specific

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Psychiatric Comorbidities

Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine ◽

10.33880/ejfm.2020090104 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 27-34

Author(s):

Mengühan Araz Altay ◽

Işık Görker ◽

Begüm Demirci Şipka ◽

Leyla Bozatlı ◽

Tuğçe Ataş

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidities ◽

Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Oppositional Defiant ◽

And Gender

Aim: This study aims to obtain current information on the clinical features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cases, comorbid psychiatric disorders and psychiatric drug use. Methods: All patients between the ages of 6 and 18 years who were admitted to our outpatient clinic and diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were included in the study. The files of the patients were examined and their demographic characteristics, symptoms, psychiatric diagnoses and drug profiles were recorded. The pattern of the psychiatric disorders accompanied by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cases and the differences according to age and gender were analyzed. The differences were determined in patients with psychiatric comorbidity compared to those without. Result: The mean age of the 777 patients included in the study was 11.1±2.94 and 76.6% were boys. 60.9% of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients had comorbid psychiatric disorders. The most common psychiatric comorbidities were specific learning disability (23.6%), oppositional defiant disorder (12.9%) and conduct disorder (12.1%). There was no difference between the genders in terms of the incidence of psychiatric comorbidities. The rate of psychiatric comorbidity was significantly higher in adolescents than in children. A psychotropic medication was used in 86.4% of the cases and psychotropic polypharmacy was present in 31.5%. The rate of polypharmacy was significantly higher in the group with psychiatric comorbidity. Conclusion: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is frequently accompanied by other psychiatric disorders and the psychiatric comorbidity leads to a more complicated clinical profile. Approximately one-third of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients have psychiatric polypharmacy and these patients should be carefully monitored. Primary care physicians who are frequently confronted with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cases should be careful about psychiatric comorbidities. Keywords: Child psychiatry, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental disorders, Family practice

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