Citation

Yeh YC, Huang MF, Wu YY, Hu HF, Yen CF. J. Atten. Disord. 2019; 23(8): 809-816.

Affiliation

School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1087054717724514

PMID

28836888

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships of pain and pain-induced functional impairment with bullying involvement, as well as the relationships between pain and mental health problems among 474 children and adolescents with ADHD.

METHOD: The levels of pain, pain-induced functional impairment, involvement in bullying, depression, anxiety, ADHD symptoms, and sleep quality were assessed.

RESULTS: Both victims of verbal and relational bullying and victims of physical bullying were more likely to have pain and pain-induced functional impairment than nonvictims. The perpetrators of verbal and relational bullying were more likely to have pain than the nonperpetrators. Participants with pain and pain-induced functional impairment experienced more severe depression and anxiety and worse sleep quality than did those without pain or pain-induced functional impairment.

CONCLUSION: Clinical and educational professionals should consider the possibility of involvement in bullying and comorbid depression, anxiety, and poor sleep quality among ADHD children and adolescents with pain problems.

Language: en

Keywords

ADHD; anxiety; bullying; depression; pain; sleep quality