Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders in students: comparison between DSM-IV and neuropsychological criteria
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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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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Asunto principal:
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Asunto de la revista:
Neurología
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Psiquiatria
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
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