OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the links between temperament and sleep in a group of preschoolers with ADHD. METHOD Twenty-five ADHD ( M = 5.37 years, SD = 1.09) and 22 typically developing (TD; M = 5.10, SD = 1.18) preschoolers participated in the study. Sleep was assessed with the Sleep Disturbance Scale and wrist actigraphy. The Preschool Temperament and Character Inve...

BACKGROUND To compare with a control group the frequency of psychiatric disorders and severity of psychiatric symptoms in preschool children with atopic eczema. METHODS The study included children between the ages of 3-5 who were diagnosed to have atopic eczema. The parents of the children with atopic eczema were interviewed in person and were asked to fill in "The Early Childhood Inventory-4...

ADHD in Preschool: A Narrative Review. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) is a very heterogeneous and highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder children adolescents. The detection of the preschool stage (between 3 5 years age) would allow early intervention, reducing its symptoms modifying course disorder. present study aims to review narrative way concept population, characteristics, instrum...

Despite a growing body of empirical data describing the discriminant and longitudinal validity of mania in older children, little research has been conducted investigating the presence of mania symptoms in preschool-aged children. This report describes three cases of preschool children (ages 3.6 to 5.2) who presented to a subspecialty mental health clinic manifesting age-adjusted mania-like sym...

Objective School-age children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but it is unclear whether this also true for preschool children. It unknown parent training (PT) improves HRQoL. This study compared HRQoL in ADHD age-matched from the general population; examined PT HRQoL; and tested if treatment-related changes were mediated ...

BACKGROUND Neuroimaging findings have provided evidence for a relation between variations in brain structures and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, longitudinal neuroimaging studies are typically confined to children who have already been diagnosed with ADHD. In a population-based study, we aimed to characterize the prospective association between brain structures measur...

The present study aimed to characterize children at risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during preschool age and provide early intervention. continuous performance test (CPT) electroencephalography (EEG) can contribute additional valuable information facilitate diagnosis. This measured brain dynamics slow fast task rates in the CPT using a wireless wearable EEG identified co...

OBJECTIVES To describe the parent-reported prevalence of treatments for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among a national sample of children with special health care needs (CSHCN), and assess the alignment of ADHD treatment with current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. STUDY DESIGN Parent-reported data from the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health...

Background. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among children. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for ADHD in children. Method. In this case-control study, 404 children between 4 and 11 years old were selected by cluster sampling method from preschool children (208 patients as cases and 196 controls). All the participa...