ADHD Characteristics in Canadian Aboriginal Children

Autor/inn/en	Baydala, Lola; Sherman, Jody; Rasmussen, Carmen; Wikman, Erik; Janzen, Henry
Titel	ADHD Characteristics in Canadian Aboriginal Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 9 (2006) 4, S.642-647 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054705284246
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Canada Natives; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; Indigenous Populations; Attention Deficit Disorders; Hyperactivity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Individual Characteristics; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Fragebogen; Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Sinti und Roma; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Hyperaktivität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05
Abstract	Objective: The authors examine how many Aboriginal children attending two reservation-based elementary schools in Northern Alberta, Canada, would demonstrate symptoms associated with ADHD using standardized parent and teacher questionnaires. Method: Seventy-five Aboriginal children in Grades 1 through 4 are tested. Seventeen of the 75 (22.7%) Aboriginal children demonstrated a match on parent and teacher forms, with T-scores greater than 1.5 standard deviations from the mean on the Conners' ADHD Index, "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed.; "DSM-IV") Hyperactive/Impulsive Index, "DSM-IV" Inattentive Index, and/or "DSM-IV" Total Combined T-score. Results: The number of Aboriginal children found to have symptoms associated with ADHD is significantly higher than expected based on prevalence rates in the general population. Conclusion: These findings suggest either a high prevalence of ADHD in Aboriginal children or unique learning and behavioral patterns in Aboriginal children that may erroneously lead to a diagnosis of ADHD if screening questionnaires are used. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10