Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Pondé,Milena Pereira
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Freire,Antonio Carlos Cruz
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder of infancy and one of the most prevalent chronic diseases found in schoolchildren. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in schoolchildren through the use of a questionnaire responded by school-teachers. METHOD: A total of 774 children enrolled in the public and private school systems were evaluated. The diagnostic instrument used was a Teacher ADHD scale. RESULTS: Results showed that 6.7% of children were considered highly likely to have the disorder. Of the more severe cases of ADHD, the hyperactive-impulsive subtype was more frequently identified in girls, while the inattentive subtype was more prevalent among boys. CONCLUSION: The symptoms of attention deficit in hyperactive children may be underestimated by teachers since the symptoms of hyperactivity are more noticeable and disruptive.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
title Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
spellingShingle Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Pondé,Milena Pereira
child and adolescent mental health
epidemiology
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_short Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
title_full Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
title_fullStr Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
title_sort Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
author Pondé,Milena Pereira
author_facet Pondé,Milena Pereira
Freire,Antonio Carlos Cruz
author_role author
author2 Freire,Antonio Carlos Cruz
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pondé,Milena Pereira
Freire,Antonio Carlos Cruz
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv child and adolescent mental health
epidemiology
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
topic child and adolescent mental health
epidemiology
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
description BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder of infancy and one of the most prevalent chronic diseases found in schoolchildren. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in schoolchildren through the use of a questionnaire responded by school-teachers. METHOD: A total of 774 children enrolled in the public and private school systems were evaluated. The diagnostic instrument used was a Teacher ADHD scale. RESULTS: Results showed that 6.7% of children were considered highly likely to have the disorder. Of the more severe cases of ADHD, the hyperactive-impulsive subtype was more frequently identified in girls, while the inattentive subtype was more prevalent among boys. CONCLUSION: The symptoms of attention deficit in hyperactive children may be underestimated by teachers since the symptoms of hyperactivity are more noticeable and disruptive.
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