Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Survey on Prevalence Rate among Male Subjects in Elementary School (7 to 9 Years Old) in Iran

Autor/inn/en	Talaei, Ali; Mokhber, Naghmeh; Abdollahian, Ebrahim; Bordbar, Mohammad Reza Fayyazi; Salari, Elham
Titel	Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Survey on Prevalence Rate among Male Subjects in Elementary School (7 to 9 Years Old) in Iran
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 13 (2010) 4, S.386-390 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054708329886
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Physicians; Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Disorders; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Males; Clinical Diagnosis; Diagnostic Tests; Conceptual Tempo; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Hyperaktivität; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test
Abstract	Objective: Because there have been a few studies on the prevalence of ADHD in Iran, assessment of its prevalence seems to have a great impact on the physicians approach toward its diagnosis and management. Method: This study listed all the schools in Mashhad and chose 12, including 24 classes and 714 students by stratified cluster sampling. A total of 72 children were selected randomly for pilot study. Their parents and teachers filled the 10-item Conners' questionnaire for ADHD separately. Clinical interview was based on "DSM-IV" criteria. Students with the total scores higher than the cut-off point 23 were selected for interview. Results: A total of 109 students out of 714 schoolboys had ADHD (15.27% [plus or minus] 2.64%). The subgroups' prevalence rates were as follows: attention deficit (AD) = 4.62%, hyperactive impulsive (HI) = 5.32%, and combined type (CT) = 5.32%. Conclusion: Frequency of ADHD among Iranian schoolboys is more than that in many countries. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10