Do hyperactive symptoms matter in ADHD-I restricted phenotype?

J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2010;39(6):741-8. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2010.517170.

Abstract

The objective of the current study was to evaluate a proposed restrictive inattentive type of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by comparing clinical correlates among youths with ADHD inattentive type (ADHD-I) as a function of the number of hyperactivity symptoms presented (none vs. 3 or less) and controls (individuals without ADHD). The sample for this community-based study was comprised of youths aged 6 to 18 years from 12 public schools in Porto Alegre, Brazil. ADHD-I groups had lower levels of adaptive functioning (p < .001) and a higher occurrence of familial ADHD (p < .001) when compared with the controls. There was no significant difference between the two ADHD-I groups. Also, both ADHD-I groups had higher rates of oppositional defiant disorder than controls (p < .001) without significant difference between them. For generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia, only the ADHD-I without HI group showed significant differences compared to controls.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological*
  • Adolescent
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Anxiety Disorders / psychology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / classification*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / classification
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Family / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Phobic Disorders / epidemiology
  • Psychomotor Agitation / diagnosis*
  • Psychomotor Agitation / psychology
  • Sampling Studies