Adolescent Outcome of Child ADHD in Primary Care Setting: Stability of Diagnosis

作者：Srebnicki Tomasz^*; Kolakowski Artur; Wolanczyk Tomasz

来源：Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013, 17(8): 655-659.

DOI：10.1177/1087054712437583

• ADHD
• follow-up
• functioning
• stability
• symptoms

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the functioning of patients with ADHD 6 to 7 years after the diagnosis. One objective was to determine the stability of diagnosis, symptoms decline, subtype change, remission, and change of diagnosis. Method: In all, 101 participants were chosen for testing. All were interviewed for the presence of ADHD and social, academic, and peer functioning, and completed Youth Self-Report. The caregivers completed a Wender Utah Rating Scale and Child Behavior Checklist, and were asked to assess the social, academic, and peer functioning of their offspring. Results: A total of 56% (n = 57) still met the criteria for ADHD and 24.7% (n = 25) still met the criteria for hyperkinetic disorder (HKD). Subtype migration was observed. In all, 7.7% (n = 14) were rediagnosed with Asperger%26apos;s syndrome, 2.2% (n = 4) received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, 2.2% (n = 4) were diagnosed with mental retardation, 1 with schizophrenia, and 1 with genetic disorder. Conclusion: The reliability of diagnosis was high. The rates of all subtypes of ADHD decreased. More measures need to be taken in terms of differential diagnosis of ADHD and Asperger%26apos;s Syndrome.

• 出版日期2013-11