مقایسه ویژگی‌های سرشتی – منشی افراد مبتلا به اختلال بیش‌فعالی-کم‌توجهی با افراد سالم

Introduction: In two-thirds of cases, Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Continuing ADHD to adulthood causes many problems and disturbs the persons social,&nbsp;educational, and family performance. This study aimed to compare the personality traits of patients with ADHD with healthy individuals. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted in Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital in Tehran during the years of 2016-2017. 100 adults with ADHD and 100 healthy adults were participated in the present study. Data were collected through The TCI, SCL-90 and DIVA questionnaires. Data were analyzed by one way analysis of variance. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the 7 dimensions of TCI (Novelty seeking, Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence, Persistence, Co-operativeness, Selfdirectiveness, Self-Transcedenc) between ADHD patients and healthy subjects (p <0/0). Discussion and Conclusion: The personality traits of patients with ADHD were significantly&nbsp;different from healthy ones.