scholarly journals Social perceptions about attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder and other disruptive behaviour disorders

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Αικατερίνη Μανιαδάκη
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Subtypes and Comorbid Disruptive Behaviour Disorders in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Lalonde ◽  
Atilla Turgay ◽  
James I Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Adhd Subtypes ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders

Objective: To assess demographic characteristics and patterns of comorbid disruptive behaviour disorders (oppositional defiant disorder [ODD] or conduct disorder [CD]) in subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: One hundred youths consecutively referred to a community child and adolescent mental health clinic and subsequently diagnosed with ADHD by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria were evaluated. The diagnosis was made by a child psychiatrist and was based on information from physicians, parents, teachers, and diagnostic interviews with the youths and their parents. Results: The major findings were: 1) ADHD combined (C) type was diagnosed in 78% of the subjects, while 15% had inattentive (I) type and 7% had hyperactive—impulsive (HI) type; and 2) patterns of comorbid disruptive behavioural disorders significantly differed among subtypes. Specifically, subjects with the I type showed lower rates of comorbid ODD than those with the C type (33% and 85%; P < 0.001) and HI type (33% and 100%; P = 0.005); subjects with the HI type displayed a higher prevalence of CD than those with the I type (57% and 0%; P = 0.005) and C type (57% and 8%; P = 0.003). These results should be considered tentative because the reliability of the diagnostic procedures was not formally assessed and the number of subjects in the I and HI groups was small. Conclusion: ADHD subtypes showed significant differences in the distribution of comorbid disruptive behaviour disorders. These results support the utility of ADHD subtypes but should be replicated with a larger sample of I and HI type subjects using more rigorous diagnostic methods.

Using the Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist in the differential diagnosis of disruptive behaviour disorders

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P Kelly ◽  
Paul McArdle
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Child Behaviour Checklist ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders

AbstractObjective: The report considers the utility of the Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist in the differential diagnosis of the disruptive behaviour disorders.Method: Subscale scores on the parent completed Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist were compared for three of 15 boys, the first diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the second diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder and a third non-clinical control.Result: The attention subscale of the Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist was found to have a high level of sensitivity to children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but relatively poor specificity. The delinquent subscale was found to have limited sensitivity for oppositional defiant/conduct disorder group, but high levels of specificity. The aggressive subscale were found to have relatively high sensitivity for the oppositional defiant/conduct disorder group and relatively high specificity.Conclusion: The Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist is useful in distinguishing between children with disruptive behaviour disorders and a non-clinical sample. The aggressive subscale appears to have potential clinical utility in the differential diagnosis of the disruptive behaviour disorders.

scholarly journals Desordenes en funciones ejecutivas y síntomas de desorden de comportamiento adaptativo en niños preescolares

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Angelina Araujo Jiménez ◽  
Ma. Claustre Jané Ballabriga ◽  
Albert Bonillo Martin ◽  
Connie Capdevilla i Brophy
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders

The Executive Function is a set of cognitive processes that are developed from the earliest ages. Recent studies in children with disruptive behaviour disorders suggest the presence of effects on the executive functioning. The aim of this study is to know the association among symptoms of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder, and Executive Function in children from 3 to 6 years old. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. An assessment was performed on a sample of 444 subjects from Spain; it was made through an inventory for parents and teachers to estimate the capacity of Executive Function. Results: a relation between the symptoms of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and the Executive Function deficit was found. The presence of symptoms of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder inattentive type is associated with deficiencies in all areas of Executive Function, which does not occur with other symptoms. Conclusion: It is important to know the specific characteristics of each symptomatology by taking into account their executive functioning, in order to achieve accurate diagnoses in the clinical setting, as well as appropriate therapy according to the deficiencies presented by children.

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