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Ashley Feng; Sarah O'Neill; Anthony L. Rostain – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: Rates of ADHD are lowest among Asian American children (1-6.1%) compared to all other major ethnic and racial groups in the US, but there is limited literature on reasons for the disparity in estimated prevalence rates. Method: We conducted a narrative review to integrate the literature on ADHD in children in Asian countries with that…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Asian Americans, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Minority Group Students
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Leanne Payne; Sanna L. Roest; Zhen Qi Lu; Nardia Zendarski; Matthew Bisset; Emma Sciberras; Stephen Stathis; Bart M. Siebelink; Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren; Mark A. Bellgrove; David Coghill; Christel M. Middeldorp – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2022
Objective: Previous studies at child and youth mental health services (CYMHS) suggest that children with ADHD have poorer outcomes compared to those with other diagnoses. This study investigates this in more detail. Methods: Children with ADHD were compared to those with ASD and those with emotional disorders, on routinely collected outcomes at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Treatment, Children, Adolescents
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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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Norvilitis, Jill M.; Ingersoll, Travis; Zhang, Jie; Jia, Shuhua – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: The present study examined ADHD symptoms among college students in China and the United States. Method: A total of 283 (45%) American and 343 (55%) Chinese students completed the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and the Current Symptoms Scale (CSS), in addition to other measures. Results: Both of the ADHD measures appear to be reliable…
Descriptors: College Students, Rating Scales, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Serra-Pinheiro, Maria Antonia; Mattos, Paulo; Regalla, Maria Angelica – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: To assess hyperactivity (H/I), inattention (IN), and oppositional-defiant (OP) symptoms in a nonclinical Brazilian sample of adolescents, and to investigate the association between scoring profiles of teachers and parents, symptom levels, and gender. Method: Symptoms were assessed through the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelhman (SNAP-IV)…
Descriptors: Females, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Hyperactivity
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Pierrehumbert, Blaise; Bader, Michel; Thevoz, Sara; Kinal, Anna; Halfon, Olivier – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Objective: The sensitivity and tolerance regarding ADHD symptoms obviously differ from one culture to another and according to the informants (parents, teachers, or children). This stimulates the comparison of data across informants and countries. Method: Parents and teachers of more than 1,000 school-aged Swiss children (5 to 17 years old) fill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychiatry
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Norvilitis, Jill M.; Fang, Ping – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
College students (n = 226) and teachers (n = 328) in the United States and China completed a 55-item questionnaire examining perceptions of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the two countries. Although a factor analysis yielded somewhat similar structures for the construct of ADHD, many differences emerged as well, with Chinese…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries