ERIC Number: EJ944444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jun
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-8567
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Short-Term Persistence of "DSM-IV" ADHD Diagnoses: Influence of Context, Age, and Gender
Bauermeister, Jose J.; Bird, Hector R.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Chavez, Ligia; Ramirez, Rafael; Canino, Glorisa
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v50 n6 p554-562 Jun 2011
Objective: Little is known about the effect of social context and gender on persistence of "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in children of early and middle school years. The study compared persistence of "DSM-IV" ADHD and ADHD not otherwise specified (NOS) over 2 years in two groups of Puerto Rican children. Method: A three-wave study obtained data on Puerto Rican children 5 through 13 years of age at baseline. Samples were drawn in the South Bronx in New York (n = 1,138) and two metropolitan areas in Puerto Rico (n = 1,353). The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV was used to diagnose ADHD and ADHD-NOS. Results: ADHD or ADHD-NOS diagnosis at wave 1 strongly predicted disorder at waves 2 and 3. ADHD had a significantly stronger predictive effect than ADHD-NOS consistently across site and gender. There was a significant interaction with baseline age. For those younger at baseline, the strength of the prediction of ADHD-NOS was relatively weak; for older children, the presence of ADHD-NOS at baseline predicted risk of subsequent ADHD or ADHD-NOS. Conclusions: Persistence of ADHD in children of similar ethnicity does not manifest differently across context and gender. Results suggest that age-specific symptom criteria and modification of age-of-onset criteria should be considered for the diagnosis. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Metropolitan Areas, Social Environment, Puerto Ricans, Clinical Diagnosis, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Context Effect, Social Influences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Urban Areas, Predictor Variables, Children, Early Adolescents, Persistence
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Identifiers - Location: New York; Puerto Rico
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