Distinguishing features of cuban children referred for professional help because of ADHD: looking beyond the symptoms.
J Atten Disord
; 15(4): 328-37, 2011 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20053953
OBJECTIVE: To distinguish Cuban children clinically referred because of ADHD from an at-risk community sample and a community control group in terms of symptoms, associated difficulties and impairment of family and peer relations. METHOD: Parents and teachers of 1,036 children (6-8 years old) completed an established ADHD rating scale and a behavioral screening measure, including peer functioning.We also administered a structured clinical interview and measures of family impairment to the clinical sample and to an at-risk community-based subsample. RESULTS: Although both clinical and at-risk groups displayed more externalizing and internalizing symptoms than controls, referred children were not only characterized by higher levels of ADHD symptoms, but also by greater impairment of family and peer relations than at-risk community children or community controls. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that ADHD has major consequences on the family and peer functioning of Cuban children, which may lead to their referral for treatment.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
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Família
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Relações Interpessoais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Caribe
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Chile
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Cuba
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Atten Disord
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos