DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE IN CHILDREN OF THE AGE GROUP OF 8-12 ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (AD/HD-QOLS) ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a scale which evaluates the Quality of Life of children with…
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Objective: Our aim was to investigate the factors associated with a clinical decision to use risperidone in children and adolescents with a primary diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to investigate autistic traits (ATs) and their influence on…
Abstract This study examined cognitive flexibility and social responsiveness in children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Thirty one subjects with TS were compared to 32 age-matched healthy controls. Assessments included semi-structured interviews to assess psychopathology, parent-rated Social Responsiveness Scale…
Objective. In children and adolescents who were prescribed immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH-IR) for the first time, we aimed to investigate the effect of gender, psychiatric co-morbidity and the baseline severity of clinical symptoms on the short-term side-effects of the medication. Method….
Objective: To investigate the interaction of treatment-related hemodynamic changes with genotype status for Synaptosomal associated protein 25 (SNAP-25) gene in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on and off single dose short-acting methylphenidate treatment with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)….
Background: Some cases of Tourette’s syndrome (TS) are hypothesized to be caused by autoantibodies that develop in response to a preceding group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection. Methods: To test this hypothesis, we looked for the presence ot total and…
Numerous lines of evidence support the role of the catecholamines in the development of tics and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). Dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBH) is the key enzyme in the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine and the alleles of several…
SUMMARY Objective: Social interactions in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are inappropriate and such social problems may originate from a failure to attend to the appropriate cues of affect. The present study aimed to determine the factors predictive of social…
ADHD at School, ADHD as Kids Grow Up
ABSTRACT The paper emphasizes the characteristics of ADHD in school children, adolescents, adults, presenting the most important problems occurring during each age. At the same time, the paper presents a study with school population and also with adult population, done…