Temperament in Adulthood Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder without Bipolar Disorder

Autor: Filiz Ozdemiroglu, Kadir Karakuş, Sanem Mersin, Çağdaş Öykü Memiş, Levent Sevincok
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Psychiatry Investigation
ISSN: 1976-3026
1738-3684
DOI: 10.30773/pi.2017.06.07
Popis: Objective We examined whether some temperamental traits would be associated with persistence of attention deficit-hyperacitivty disorder (ADHD) in adulthood independent from bipolar disorder (BD). Methods Eighty-one ADHD patients without a comorbid diagnosis of BD were divided into two groups, those with childhood ADHD (n=46), and those with Adulthood ADHD (n=35). The severity of childhood and adulthood ADHD were assessed by using the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS-25) and Turgay’s Adult ADD/ADHD Diagnosis and Evaluation Scale (DES). Subjects’ temperamental characteristics were examined using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-auto questionnaire (TEMPS-A). Results The mean scores of WURS-25 were higher in adult ADHD group than in childhood ADHD group (p
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