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Contribution title 2281 - The assessment of the relationship between attention-deficit/hiperactivity disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in child and adolescent patients
Contribution code PS02-49 (P)
Authors
  1. Hatice Ünver Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
  2. Işık Karakaya Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
  3. Nursu Çakın Memik Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Presenter
Form of presentation Poster
Topic
  • ADHD
  • Trauma
Abstract Objective: This study examined attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidity in child and adolescent patients who diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Method: Sixty-eight child and adolescent patients with PTSD and forty-two child and adolescent patients with OCD were evaluated for ADHD. The sample included 110 male and female patients who were administered structured clinical interviews based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
Results: Results show that 22.05% patients with PTSD and 59.52% patients with OCD met criteria for ADHD.
Conclusions: The results of our study indicate that no meaningful differences were detected in comparisons between PTSD and OCD groups, either met criteria of ADHD.
Keywords: ADHD, adolescent, children, PTSD, trauma