Subthreshold attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with functional impairments across domains: A comprehensive analysis in a large-scale community study

SB Hong; D Dwyer; JW Kim; EJ Park; MS Shin; BN Kim; HJ Yoo; IH Cho; SY Bhang; YC Hong; C Pantelis; SC Cho

Journal article

Subthreshold attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with functional impairments across domains: A comprehensive analysis in a large-scale community study

SB Hong, D Dwyer, JW Kim, EJ Park, MS Shin, BN Kim, HJ Yoo, IH Cho, SY Bhang, YC Hong, C Pantelis, SC Cho

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0501-z

Abstract

This study compared children who experience attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms but do not meet criteria (i.e., subthreshold ADHD) with those with the full syndrome and healthy controls. Presence of ADHD symptoms was determined in a nationwide community sample of 921 children, aged 8-11 years. The main outcome measures comprised attentional symptoms, comorbidity profiles, academic performance, and neurocognitive ability (i.e., ADHD Rating Scale, Child Behavior Checklist, Learning Disability Evaluation Scale, and Stroop Color-Word Test, respectively). Subthreshold ADHD was equally prevalent in boys and girls, and more prevalent in low-income families. Throughout all the o..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a grant (091-081059) from the Korean Ministry of Environment (Eco-Technopia 21 Project). Prof Soon-Beom Hong was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (Global Internship Program) funded by the Korean government (MEST). Prof Christos Pantelis was supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (ID: 628386), NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award, and Australian NHMRC Program Grant (ID: 566529); Dominic Dwyer was also supported by the NHMRC Program Grant (ID: 566529). The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.