MOJ Toxicol 2016, 2(2): 00032 Abbreviations: ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder; CNS: Central Nervous System; CPRS: Conners’ Parent Rating Scale; CTRS: Conners’ Teachers Rating Scale; HPA: Hipothalamo Pituitary Adrenal Axis; HPAS: Hacettepe Psychological Adaptation Scale; PNPM: p-Nitrophenyl α-maltoside; sAA: α-amylase; SAM: Sympathetic Adrenal Medulary; STAI: State Trait Anxiet...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of zinc and omega-3 supplements as adjunctive drugs in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of children. METHODS This study is a randomized, double-blind clinical trial conducted on 150 children aged 6-15 years old that diagnosed as new cases of ADHD. Study subjects were evaluated for 8 weeks. Besides of dru...

CONTEXT Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder of childhood. There is considerable evidence that brain dopamine is involved in ADHD, but it is unclear whether dopamine activity is enhanced or depressed. OBJECTIVE To test the hypotheses that striatal dopamine activity is depressed in ADHD and that this contributes to symptoms of inattention. ...

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OBJECTIVE To examine the distribution of quantitative autistic traits (QATs) in an independent neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) sample, the relationships between QAT, sex, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology, and to explore evidence for QAT mutational specificity within families. STUDY DESIGN Age-appropriate versions of the Social Responsiveness Scale, second edit...

BACKGROUND Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have shown a positive association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and problematic alcohol use in adults. To what extent this association is explained by genetic and environmental factors is largely unknown. METHOD Data on ADHD and alcohol consumption were collected by self-report in 6024 adult Dutch twins. ADHD sympto...

objective: conners adult adhd rating scale (caars) is among the valid questionnaires for evaluating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults. the aim of this paper is to evaluate the validity of the estimation of missed answers in scoring the screening version of the conners questionnaire, and to extract its principal components. method: this study was performed on 400 participants. a...

BACKGROUND Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that carries an immense amount of suffering for its victims, their families, and communities. The efficacy of behavioral parent training in the treatment of ADHD has been supported in several studies. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a predesigned culturally sensitive psychosocial intervention prog...

The World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS): a short screening scale for use in the general population. Q Do the long and short forms of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) self-report scale effectively diagnose ADHD in adults? METHODS Design: Prospective diagnostic cohort study. Patients: 154 people aged 18–44 years who participated in the US National Como...

METHODS Various developmental problems including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been linked to biological deficiencies in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Additionally, there is evidence that symptoms may be reduced with PUFA supplementation. This study investigated effects of supplementation with PUFAs on symptoms typically associated with ADHD. Because nutrients work...