OBJECTIVE To study characteristics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a representative group of clinically impaired young children in Sweden with the disorder. METHOD One hundred thirty-one children with ADHD (aged 3-7 years) were examined, and their parents were interviewed. Independent parent questionnaire data (Child Behavior Checklist, ADHD Rating Scale-IV, Conners) wer...

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...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate sustained improvements 6 months after a 40-session, in-school computer attention training intervention using neurofeedback or cognitive training (CT) administered to 7- to 11-year-olds with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS One hundred four children were randomly assigned to receive neurofeedback, CT, or a control condition and were evaluated 6 mon...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate anxiety level (as a trait and as a state) and the intensity of depressive symptoms in mothers of children with hyperkinetic disorder (HD) and with and without comorbid conduct disorder (CD); to determine the relationship between the intensity of anxiety and depression and intensity of symptoms of HD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and STAI questio...

Background: The non-pharmacological interventions for behavioral problems of adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant (ODD) are great interest to researchers. Objectives: This study aimed examine the efficacy group reality therapy in symptoms ADHD ODD. Methods: Forty patients ODD between 12 18 years were randomly assigned two groups. in...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of psychiatric problems in children and adolescents withsickle cell disease (SCD). MATERIAL AND METHODS The Child Behavior Checklist for ages 4-18 years (CBCL/4-18), Conners' Parent RatingScale (CPRS), Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS-R), and The Turgay DSM-IV Based Child and Adolescent BehaviorDisorders Screening and Rating Scale, c...

Objectives: to evaluate anxiety level ( as a trait and as a state) and the severity of depressive symptoms in mothers of children with hyperkinetic disorder (HD) and with and without comorbid conduct disorder (CD); to determine the relationship between the intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms and intensity HKD symptoms. Materials and methods: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and STAI que...

BACKGROUND Unintentional injury is a leading threat to children's health. Some human factors have been determined as predictor of unintentional injury. Association between Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) as a human factor and unintentional injuries is unclear. The objective of study is to examine the association between HRQOL and unintentional injuries among primary school children. ME...

OBJECTIVE To examine prospectively usefulness of Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4) in identifying attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD). METHOD A sample of children <6 years of age were evaluated in school settings with ECI-4 and results compared with those of Conners Rating Scales-Revised (CRS-R) 6 months later. Samp...