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Direct linkDaniel A. Geller; Mia Grossman – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: To use a family genetic study to evaluate familial risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and common comorbid illnesses in first-degree relatives of pediatric-onset probands with primary OCD. Method: One hundred and thirty youth with OCD and their 133 siblings and 241 parents and 49 pediatric controls were directly evaluated along…
Descriptors: Heredity, Anxiety Disorders, Comorbidity, Child Health
Madelaine R. Abel; Aude Henin; Jordan Holmén; Elana Kagan; Antonia Hamilton; Nestor Noyola; Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: We examined the relative contribution of parental bipolar disorder (BPD) and psychiatric comorbidities (disruptive behavior disorders [DBD] and anxiety disorders) in predicting psychiatric symptoms and disorders in 2-5-year-old offspring. Methods: Participants were 60 families with a parent with BPD and 78 offspring and 70 comparison…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Kristin Romvig Overgaard; Beate Oerbeck; Svein Friis; Are Hugo Pripp; Heidi Aase; Christine Baalsrud Ingeborgrud; Guido Biele – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: Children with ADHD often experience functional impairments across various aspects of daily life. This study addresses the dearth of longitudinal research on functional impairment trajectories from preschool to school age in children with symptoms of ADHD and comorbid disorders. Methods: We investigated the extent to which functional…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
Mortberg, Ewa; Tilfors, Kerstin; Bejerot, Susanne – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: Recent studies have suggested a link between a primary anxiety disorder and ADHD. Method: A total of 39 participants with a primary diagnosis of social phobia were compared with 178 patients with ADHD and 88 patients with other psychiatric disorders on measures for childhood and adult ADHD (the Wender Utah Rating Scale and the Adult…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Children, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
Friedrichs, Bettina; Igl, Wilmar; Larsson, Henrik; Larsson, Jan-Olov – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: To explore the associations of subtypes of adult ADHD with other psychiatric problems, stressful life events, and sex differences. Method: Odds ratios were calculated using information from 17,899 participants from a population-based survey of adult twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985. Results: Symptoms of attention deficit…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Stress Variables, Twins
Booster, Genery D.; DuPaul, George J.; Eiraldi, Ricardo; Power, Thomas J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: Children with ADHD and comorbid disorders display poorer overall functioning compared with children with ADHD alone, though little research has examined the differential impact of externalizing versus internalizing comorbidities. Method: This study examined the impact of internalizing and externalizing comorbidities on the academic and…
Descriptors: Homework, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences, Children
Sorensen, Lin; Plessen, Kerstin J.; Nicholas, Jude; Lundervold, Astri J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Background: The present study investigated the impact of coexisting anxiety disorder in children with ADHD on their ability to regulate behavior. Method: Parent reports on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in a comorbid group of children with ADHD and anxiety (n = 11) were compared to BRIEF reports in a group of children…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Short Term Memory, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Problems
Avisar, Alon – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: The present study investigated the behavioral and personality profile associated with difficulties in selective attention. Method: A group of participants with ADHD were assessed for ADHD behaviors. Adults with ADHD (n = 22) and without ADHD (n = 84) were tested on the conjunctive visual-search task for selective attention and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Traits, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Personality
Gadow, Kenneth D.; Nolan, Edith E. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: To determine if comorbid anxiety disorder is associated with differential response to immediate release methylphenidate (MPH-IR) in children with both ADHD and chronic multiple tic disorder (CMTD). Method: Children with (n = 17) and without (n = 37) diagnosed anxiety disorder (ANX) were evaluated in an 8-week, placebo-controlled trial…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety Disorders
Ghanizadeh, Ahmad – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To compare parental psychopathology and psychiatric disorders in ADHD children with and those without enuresis. Method: The participants of the clinical sample interviewed according to "DSM-IV" diagnostic criteria were 35 children with ADHD and enuresis, 153 ADHD children without enuresis, 115 fathers, and 172 mothers. Results: Only ODD…
Descriptors: Physicians, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychopathology, Patients
