TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - ADHD in Tunisian adolescents: prevalence and associated factors
JO  - Journal of attention disorders
A1  - Mhalla, Ahmed
A1  - Guedria, Asma
A1  - Brahem, Takoua
A1  - Amamou, Badii
A1  - Sboui, Wiem
A1  - Gaddour, Naoufel
A1  - Gaha, Lotfi
SP  - 154
EP  - 162
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of ADHD in a population of high school students and to explore the factors associated with this disorder. <br><br>METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study that had included 447 high school students. The diagnosis of ADHD was made by the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale translated in Arabic language. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated by a preestablished questionnaire. The self-esteem was assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of ADHD was 18.1%. The logistic regression analysis showed an association between the diagnosis of ADHD and the bad relationships with parents (odds ratio [OR] = 16.43; p < 10-3), the presence of personal psychiatric antecedents (OR = 12.16; p < 10-3), internet misuse (OR = 2.39; p =.014), and maltreatment antecedents (OR = 3.16; p =.009). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ADHD in this study was one of the highest prevalence reported. The factors associated with ADHD may have diagnostic and therapeutic implications.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-0547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054717702217
ID  - ref1
ER  -