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Síntomas depresivos en pacientes con Trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad / Depressive symptoms in patients with Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
Reátegui Villegas, Diego Artemio; Vargas Murga, Horacio.
  • Reátegui Villegas, Diego Artemio; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
  • Vargas Murga, Horacio; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
Rev. méd. hered ; 19(3): 96-101, jul.-set. 2008. tab
Article in Spanish | LIPECS, LILACS | ID: lil-692451
RESUMEN

Objetivos:

Determinar la frecuencia de síntomas depresivos en pacientes con Trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH), así como determinar su asociación con edad, sexo y comorbilidad psiquiátrica. Material y

Método:

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Se incluyeron pacientes con diagnóstico de TDAH del Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental Honorio Delgado Hideyo Noguchi, desde febrero del 2006 hasta completar el tamaño de la muestra. Se les aplicó a los pacientes el Children´s depression inventory (CDI). Se consideró un punto de corte de 15 para definir presencia de trastorno depresivo. Se analizaron las siguientes variables edad, sexo, comorbilidad psiquiátrica y sintomatología depresiva.

Resultados:

Sesenta y cuatro (85,3%) fueron varones, en 35/75 (46,7%) se encontró CDI ³ 15. No se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre síntomas depresivos y sexo o edad. El síntoma depresivo más frecuente fue el problema del rendimiento escolar (65,3%). Se encontraron 6 pacientes con otra comorbilidad.

Conclusión:

Existe una alta frecuencia de sintomatología depresiva en niños y adolescentes con diagnóstico de TDAH. (AU) .
ABSTRACT

Objectives:

To determine the frequency of depressive symptoms in patients between 7 and 17 years diagnosed of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and determine the association between depressive symptoms with age, sex and psychiatric comorbidity. Material and

Method:

A descriptive, cross sectional study was made. Patients diagnosed of ADHD of the Specialized Institute of Mental Health Hideyo Noguchi were recruited from February 2006 until completion of size sample. Children´s depression inventory (CDI) was applied. It was considered a cutoff point of 15 to define the presence of depressive disorder. We analyzed the following variables age, sex, psychiatric comorbidity and depressive symptoms.

Results:

64 (85.3%) were men, 35/75 patients (46.7%) obtained scores of 15 or more in the CDI. We did not find association between depressive symptoms and sex or age. The most frequent depressive symptom was related to school performance (65.3%). There were only 6 patients with other comorbidity.

Conclusion:

There is a very high frequence of depressive symptoms in children diagnosed with ADHD, there should be more studies made to analyse association between these two clinical entities. (AU).
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Comorbidity / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. méd. hered Year: 2008 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Comorbidity / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. méd. hered Year: 2008 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia/PE