Quotient and intellectual profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Downloads

Published

1998-09-30

How to Cite

Nicolau, R., Puig, C., García-Giral, M., Pueyo, R., Balés, C., Blanxer, N., Mora, N., & Ollé, M. (1998). Quotient and intellectual profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, (3), 163–170. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/449

Issue

No. 3 (1998): July-September

Section

Orginial article

Authors

  • R. Nicolau Clinic Universitari de Barcelona
  • C. Puig Instituc Dexeus
  • M. García-Giral Clinic Universitari de Barcelona
  • R. Pueyo Universitat de Barcelona
  • C. Balés Instituc Dexeus
  • N. Blanxer Hospital Clinic Universitari de Barcelona
  • N. Mora Instituc Dexeus
  • M. Ollé Hospital Clinic Universitari de Barcelona

Keywords:

ADHD, IQ, Children, Adolescents, Wechsler, Kaufman factor

Abstract

Objective: To compare the global intellectual quotient (IQ) and the Kaufman Freedom From Distractibility factor with the Wechsler lntelligence Scale far Children -Revised (WISC-R) in children and adolescent with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with respect to the Spanish general population where the scale has been validated. Method: The sample is constituted by 70 children between the ages of 6 to 14 years seen in two child psychiatric units (CSMIJ Eixample and Institut Dexeus) who had the diagnosis of DSM IV ADHD. The ADHD group has divided into a group of pure ADHD (N = 43 children, 61.4%) anda second group of ADHD with comorbidity disorders (N = 27 children, 38.6%}. Results: The ADHD group has significant lower seores in the Kaufman distractibility factor than the normalitzation population. In thc analysis of each subtests Digit Span has significant lower seores but A rithmetic and Coding do not have significant different seores than the tipyficated population. Nevertheless the ADHD children show significant higher seores in Vocabulary, Picture Completion, and Performance Intellectual Quotient than the normative Spanish population.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Arnold E, Smetzer DJ. Behavior Checklist Factor Analysis for Children and Adolescents. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1974;30: 790-804. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1974.01760120055009

Barkley RA. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A Handbook for diagnosis and treatment. New York, London: The Guilford Press; 1990.

Barkley RA, DuPaul GJ, McMurray MB. A comprehensive evaluation of attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity. J Consulting Clin Psychol 1990;58:775-89. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.58.6.775

Barkley RA. Behavioral Inhibition, Sustained Attention, and Executive Functions: Constructing a Unifying Theory of ADHD. American Psychological Association; 1997. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.121.1.65

Conners CK. A teacher rating scale for use in drug studies with children,. Am J Psychiatry 1969;126:884-8. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.6.884

Faraone SV, Biederman J, Lehman BK, Spenser T, Norman D, Seidman LJ, Kraus I, Perrin J, Chen WJ, Tsuang MT. Intellectual performance and school failure in children with attention deficit hyperactivity d isorder and their soblings. J Abnorm Child Psychol 1993;102:616-23. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.102.4.616

Fischer M, Barkley RA, Edelbrock CS, Smallish L. The adolescent outcome of hyperactive children diagnosed by research criteria. II: Academic, attentio, and reuropsychological status. J Consulting Clin Psychol 1990;58:580-8. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.58.5.580

Frost LA, Moffitt TE, McGee Neuropsychological correlates of psychopathology in an unselected cohort of young adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol 1989;98:307-13. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.98.3.307

Goldman-Rakic PS. Anatomical and functional circuits in prefrontal cortex of nonhuman primates: Relevance to epilepsy. En: Jasper HH, Riggio S, Golman-Rakic PS, eds. Epilepsy and the functional anatomy of the frontal lobe. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 51-62.

Junqué C, Peiró A, Grau-Veciana JM, Escartln A, Barraquer-Bordas L. Deterioro neuropsicológico en la corea de Huntington. Neurología (Esp.) 1987;2(3).

Kaufman AS. Factor analysis of the WISC-R at eleven age levels between 6.5 and 16.5 years. I Consulting Clin Psychol 1975;43:135-47. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0076502

Klee SH, Garfinkel BD. The computerized continous performance task: A new measure of attention. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry Ann 1983;16:52-6.