Characteristics of Children With ADHD and Comorbid Anxiety.

Autor: Jarrett MA; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA majarrett@ua.edu., Wolff JC; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA., Davis TE 3rd; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA., Cowart MJ; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA., Ollendick TH; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of attention disorders [J Atten Disord] 2016 Jul; Vol. 20 (7), pp. 636-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 03.
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712452914
Abstrakt: Objective: The following comorbid subgroups of ADHD have been proposed: ADHD Only, ADHD + anxiety disorders (ANX), ADHD + oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD), and ADHD + ODD/CD + ANX. The current study examined a subset of these groups.
Method: A total of 134 children and adolescents (M age = 9.92; range = 6-17) from a clinic-referred sample (n = 407) were grouped based on a semistructured diagnostic interview: ADHD only (n = 41), ADHD + ANX (n = 31), and ANX Only (n = 62).
Results: Findings supported greater parent-reported anxiety symptoms in anxiety groups, and greater parent- and teacher-reported attention problems in ADHD groups. ADHD groups performed worse on a continuous performance test, whereas ADHD + ANX performed worse on working memory than ADHD Only. ADHD + ANX reported more physical anxiety symptoms than ADHD Only.
Conclusion: Comorbid anxiety should be considered in ADHD assessment and treatment.
(© The Author(s) 2012.)
Databáze: MEDLINE