Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2000):

Adolescent hyperactivity and general psychopathology.

Full Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between activity and psychopathology in adolescents. A total of 289 high school students completed the Symptom Check List-90-R (SCL-90-R) and Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) in December 1998. The WURS was used to measure the students' activity level and the SCL-90-R was used as a measure of general psychopathology. Forty-one students (14.18%) scored higher than 46, the cut-off point for differentiation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the general population according to Ward's report, in the WURS (WURS(+)). The WURS(+) students scored significantly higher than the WURS(-) students in all the subscales of SCL-90-R. The prevalence rate of adolescent WURS(+) in this study is 14.18%. This result shows that ADHD adolescents have overlapping symptoms with depression.

Author information

Author/s: Chang, H L (HL); Chuang, H Y (HY);

Affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gang Children Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci), published in AUSTRALIA. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-Apr; vol 54 (issue 2) : pp 139-46

Dates: Created 2000/07/24; Completed 2000/07/24; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 10803806, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Comorbidity Female Humans Learning Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology

Male Mental Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Personality Inventory Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Taiwan Urban Population - statistics & numerical data

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