Giuseppe Pastura1, Paulo Mattos, Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos Araújo. 1. Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua das Laranjeiras 314/802, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. giuseppe.pastura@terra.com.br
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent condition in school-age children and commonly presents in comorbidity with other psychiatric diseases. In Brazil, there are few studies concerning non-clinical samples. PURPOSE: The present study aims to calculate the prevalence of this disorder and its comorbidities in a sample of school-age children. METHOD: Cross-sectional analytic study was conducted on a non-clinical sample of children and adolescents registered in 2003 in the elementary school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A screening questionnaire was used and parents of those possible affected children were invited for a clinical structured interview. RESULTS: The prevalence of ADHD was 8.6%. Comorbidities were present in 58% of the cases and oppositional-defiant disorder was the most common, found in 38.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ADHD and its comorbidities in this sample is similar to that observed in the literature.
UNLABELLED: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent condition in school-age children and commonly presents in comorbidity with other psychiatric diseases. In Brazil, there are few studies concerning non-clinical samples. PURPOSE: The present study aims to calculate the prevalence of this disorder and its comorbidities in a sample of school-age children. METHOD: Cross-sectional analytic study was conducted on a non-clinical sample of children and adolescents registered in 2003 in the elementary school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A screening questionnaire was used and parents of those possible affected children were invited for a clinical structured interview. RESULTS: The prevalence of ADHD was 8.6%. Comorbidities were present in 58% of the cases and oppositional-defiant disorder was the most common, found in 38.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ADHD and its comorbidities in this sample is similar to that observed in the literature.
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