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Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 3, 363-367 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707299406
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Symptom Prevalence of ADHD and ODD in a Pediatric Population in Argentina

Claudio Michanie

Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, cmichanie{at}ciudad.com and cmichanie{at}cemic.edu.ar

Gabriel Kunst

Escuela de Salud Pública, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Daniel S. Margulies

Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Aleksandra Yakhkind

Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Objective: To assess the prevalence of DSM III-R symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in an outpatient pediatric population; to compare oppositional behavior and grade retention rates; and to establish local means and standard deviations (SD) for the ADHD rating scale. Method: 300 children (149m, 151f; 6 to12 yrs) were evaluated for ADHD and ODD symptoms with the DuPaul and an author-designed rating scale, respectively. Scores 1.5 SD above the mean were considered positive for each disorder. Results: A total of 27 subjects (13m, 14f), 9%, had positive scores consistent with ADHD. These children had an oppositional behavior rate of 33.3% and a grade retention rate of 30.7%. Those who did not have positive scores for ADHD had a rate of 5.5% and 7.3%, respectively. The mean scores for the boys on the ADHD rating scale was 17.1 (SD = 8.6); the girls had a mean of 14.7 (SD = 7.3). Conclusion: The prevalence rates in our study are similar to those found in other countries (J. of Att. Dis. 2007; Vol 11(3) 363-367)

Key Words: prevalence • ADHD • ODD • grade repetition


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