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Kousha, Maryam; Shahrivar, Zahra; Alaghband-rad, Javad – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: To assess the pattern of substance use disorder (SUD) in adolescents with and without history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using an Iranian sample in the context of a cultural background and drug availability is differing from Western countries. Method: In this case-control study, the participants were interviewed…
Descriptors: Identification, Risk, Smoking, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Ghanizadeh, Ahmad – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: Findings about the association of left-handedness and ADHD are inconsistent. While abnormal brain laterality is reported in children with ADHD, it is unclear if hand preference is associated with ADHD, severity symptoms, age, gender, comorbid psychiatric problems, or parental characteristics. Method: Subjects were 520 boys and girls…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handedness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain
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Ghanizadeh, Ahmad – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: As children with ADHD who have more inattention problems are more frequently with fine motor problems, it is not clear whether postural balance problems are associated with different subtypes of ADHD. This study investigates the predictors of postural stability in children with ADHD considering the covariant factors of age, gender, and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Regression (Statistics), Separation Anxiety, Human Posture
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Talaei, Ali; Mokhber, Naghmeh; Abdollahian, Ebrahim; Bordbar, Mohammad Reza Fayyazi; Salari, Elham – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: Because there have been a few studies on the prevalence of ADHD in Iran, assessment of its prevalence seems to have a great impact on the physicians approach toward its diagnosis and management. Method: This study listed all the schools in Mashhad and chose 12, including 24 classes and 714 students by stratified cluster sampling. A…
Descriptors: Incidence, Physicians, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Ghanizadeh, Ahmad; Jafari, Peyman – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: The objective was to study the cultural structure of Farsi-speaking parents' ratings with diagnostic definitions of ADHD. Method: The children with ADHD and their parents were interviewed. The parents rated their children on the Farsi-speaking parents' ADHD rating questionnaire. Results: The principal components analysis extracted the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Factor Analysis, Indo European Languages
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Ghanizadeh, Ahmad; Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza; Moini, Rozita – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: To study the psychiatric comorbidity of a clinical sample of children with ADHD and the psychiatric disorders in their parents. Method: Structured psychiatric interviews assessing lifetime psychiatric disorders by "DSM-IV" criteria, using the Farsi version of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia. Results: The…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Emotional Disturbances