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Predicting ADHD in school age when using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in preschool age: a longitudinal general population study, CCC2000

Overview of attention for article published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2014
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Title
Predicting ADHD in school age when using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in preschool age: a longitudinal general population study, CCC2000
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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2014
DOI 10.1007/s00787-014-0546-7
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Martin K. Rimvall, Hanne Elberling, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Dorte Helenius, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Pia Jeppesen

Abstract

Indicated prevention of ADHD may reduce impairment and need of treatment in youth. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief questionnaire assessing child mental health, reported to be a valid screening instrument for concurrent ADHD. This study aimed to examine the validity of using the SDQ in preschool age to predict ADHD in school age in a longitudinal design. The study population included 2,315 children from the Copenhagen child cohort 2000 with no prior history of clinically diagnosed ADHD, who were assessed at age 5-7 years by the SDQ completed by parents and preschool teachers. Danish National Registers were used to measure the outcome of any first time ICD-10 diagnosis for hyperkinetic disorder or attention-deficit disorder and/or prescription of central stimulants during years 2005-2012. Screening potentials of the SDQ's predictive algorithms were described, and Cox regression analyses estimated the risk of later ADHD diagnosis for screen-positive children. A total of 2.94% of the study population were clinically diagnosed and/or were treated with central stimulants for ADHD before age 11-12. Children with possible/probable disorder according to the SDQ hyperactivity/inattention algorithm showed markedly increased risk of a subsequent ADHD diagnosis, hazard ratio 20.65 (CI 95% 12.71-33.57) and sensitivity 45.6%. Other domains of psychopathology according to the SDQ were also associated with an increased risk of receiving a subsequent ADHD diagnosis. In summary, we show that the SDQ can identify a group of children with highly increased risk of later being diagnosed and/or treated for ADHD in school age.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 126 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 16%
Student > Bachelor 16 12%
Researcher 14 11%
Student > Master 14 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 8%
Other 19 15%
Unknown 35 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 38 29%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 12%
Social Sciences 11 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 6%
Computer Science 4 3%
Other 14 11%
Unknown 39 30%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 May 2023.
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