Self-Rated ADHD Symptoms Among Biological Mothers or Fathers of Children with Confirmed ADHD in a French Population

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ID13652448
AuthorsAmélie Dentz (0000-0001-5456-3237, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France; Université du Québec à Montréal, France, corresponding author), Lucia Romo (0000-0002-9432-0528, Université Paris Nanterre), Éric Konofal (0000-0002-7284-0987, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center, Hospital Robert Debré, Paris, France), Véronique Parent (Université de Sherbrooke, France)
Year2016
Volume118
Issue1
Pages277-291
Publication date2016-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0033294115626640
PMID29693518
OpenAlexW2342750958
LanguageEN
References cited41

Parents of children with ADHD are more likely to present the disorder, which can affect quality of life and parenting strategies. Few studies have examined parental ADHD to date, none in France. Prevalence of self-rated ADHD symptoms in adulthood and childhood was estimated among 60 biological mothers or fathers of children with confirmed ADHD in France. Cutoffs were total score ≥46 on the Wender Utah Rating Scale and ≥4 on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener. Results indicated possible child and adult ADHD in 12.5% of mothers and 10.0% of fathers. As these percentages exceed reported prevalence rates for the French population, a greater effort must be made to diagnose the disorder in parents

Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Population · Psychiatry · Rating scale · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Psychology

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