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Prevalence and Correlates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adults from a French Community Sample
Morin, Alexandre Caci, Herve Tran, Antoine
Morin, Alexandre
Caci, Herve
Tran, Antoine
Abstract
Validated tools are lacking in languages like French to diagnose ADHD in adults. The Adult ADHD symptoms Self-Report (ASRS) was filled out by 1,171 parents of 900 school-aged youths in the context of the Children and Parents with ADHD and Related Disorders study. Prevalence estimates based on three scoring methods are compared (6-item screener, all 18 items, or the screener followed by the 12 remaining items). Based on the recommended and more conservative scoring method, the overall prevalence of ADHD symptoms is estimated to be 2.99%, without significant group differences between genders, or between younger and older adults. Potential correlates of ADHD symptoms were also examined in their relatives (children, brothers/sisters, uncles/aunts, and parents): birth order, level of education, body mass index categories, enuresis, suicide attempts, depression, and learning disabilities. Adults can be screened for ADHD symptoms using the ASRS; negative long-term outcomes should be assessed in patients’ relatives too.
Keywords
ADHD, Adult, Rating scale, Psychometrics, Prevalence
Date
2014
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Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
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202
Issue
4
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Open access
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