Exploring ADHD age-of-onset criterion in Brazilian adolescents

L. A. Rohde; J. Biederman; H. Zimmermann; M. Schmitz; S. Martins; S. Tramontina

doi:10.1007/s007870070045

Exploring ADHD age-of-onset criterion in Brazilian adolescents

L. A. Rohde, J. Biederman, H. Zimmermann, M. Schmitz, S. Martins, S. Tramontina

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Objective: To explore age-of-onset criterion for the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a school sample of young Brazilian adolescents. Methods: 191 Students aged 12 to 14 years were evaluated using DSM-IV ADHD criteria, measures of ADHD symptoms and global impairment. Results: Both adolescents with ADHD (n = 30) and adolescents who fulfilled all DSM-IV ADHD criteria, except age of onset of impairment criterion (ADHD w/o age-of-onset, n = 27) had significantly higher scores on Attention Problems, Delinquent and Aggressive Behavior scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and lower scores on the Child Global Assessment scale (CGAS) than non-ADHD adolescents (n = 134). Adolescents with ADHD and youths with ADHD w/o age-of-onset did not differ significantly in any measure assessed. Conclusion: These results concur with recent literature proposing revision of the age-of-onset criterion for the diagnosis of ADHD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-218
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s007870070045
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Hyperactivity
Hyperkinetic disorders, inattention

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