TY - JOUR
T1 - Age of onset of ADHD in a sample of elementary school students
AU - Waschbusch, Daniel A.
AU - King, Sara
AU - Gregus, Andrea
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements Northern Partners in Action for Children and Youth is a collaboration between (listed alphabetically): Chignecto-Central Regional School Board; Children’s Aid Societies of Pictou & Colchester Counties; Department of Psychology at Dalhousie University; Early Intervention Services; Family and Children’s Services of Cumberland; Mental Health Services of Cumberland, Colchester/East Hants & Pictou Counties; Nova Scotia Departments of Community Services, Justice, Public Health Services and Sport & Recreation; the Shubenacadie Band Council. This project was partially supported by grants to Dr. Waschbusch from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (#304E) and from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (839-2000-1061). We would like to thank the students, parents, teachers, principals, and administrators who helped make this project possible
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Examined the age of onset of ADHD symptoms and subtypes using parent ratings of a large sample of elementary school students. Results showed: (1) in children with ADHD-combined type, hyperactive-impulsive symptoms emerged at younger ages than inattention symptoms; (2) about one-fifth of children who met symptom count and impairment criteria for ADHD did not meet the age of onset criterion; (3) Children who did not meet the age of onset criterion consisted primarily of children with inattention problems; and (4) children who did not meet the age of onset criterion had more impaired parent-child relationships, self-esteem, family functioning, and higher overall impairment ratings than children who did meet the criterion. These results raise questions about the validity of the age of onset criterion for ADHD as formulated in DSM-IV.
AB - Examined the age of onset of ADHD symptoms and subtypes using parent ratings of a large sample of elementary school students. Results showed: (1) in children with ADHD-combined type, hyperactive-impulsive symptoms emerged at younger ages than inattention symptoms; (2) about one-fifth of children who met symptom count and impairment criteria for ADHD did not meet the age of onset criterion; (3) Children who did not meet the age of onset criterion consisted primarily of children with inattention problems; and (4) children who did not meet the age of onset criterion had more impaired parent-child relationships, self-esteem, family functioning, and higher overall impairment ratings than children who did meet the criterion. These results raise questions about the validity of the age of onset criterion for ADHD as formulated in DSM-IV.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10862-006-9020-2
DO - 10.1007/s10862-006-9020-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846477242
SN - 0882-2689
VL - 29
SP - 9
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
JF - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
IS - 1
ER -