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. 2007 Dec;35(6):883-98.
doi: 10.1007/s10802-007-9141-4.

ADHD correlates, comorbidity, and impairment in community and treated samples of children and adolescents

José J Bauermeister  1 , Patrick E Shrout, Rafael Ramírez, Milagros Bravo, Margarita Alegría, Alfonso Martínez-Taboas, Ligia Chávez, Maritza Rubio-Stipec, Pedro García, Julio C Ribera, Glorisa Canino
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ADHD correlates, comorbidity, and impairment in community and treated samples of children and adolescents

José J Bauermeister et al. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and youth were examined in representative samples from the community and from treatment facilities serving medically indigent youth in Puerto Rico. Information from caretakers and youths was obtained using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, (version IV), measures of global impairment, and a battery of potential correlates. In the community (N = 1,896) and the treated samples (N = 763), 7.5 and 26.2% of the children, respectively, met criteria for DSM-IV ADHD in the previous year. Although the prevalence rates and degree of impairment differed, the general patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment were similar in both populations. The exceptions were associated with conduct disorder, anxiety, impairment in the ADHD comorbid group, and age factors that appeared to be related to selection into treatment.

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Correspondence of sets of crude (left panel) and adjusted (right panel) odds ratios (OR) for treatment and community samples
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Weighted 12-month prevalence (%) of DISC-IV ADHD for children in the community and for those attending mental health and substance abuse clinics in Puerto Rico by age groups
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