Can Temperament and Character Traits Be Used in the Diagnostic Differentiation of Children With ADHD?

UCUZ İ., Cicek A. U., Cansel N., Kilic B., ÇOLAK C., Yazici I. P., ...More

JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, vol.209, no.12, pp.905-910, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 209 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001395
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ATLA Religion Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.905-910
  • Keywords: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, temperament, character, children, DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, JUNIOR TEMPERAMENT, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, KOREAN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, PROFILES, INVENTORY, SYMPTOMS, EMOTION, VERSION
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the contributions of temperament and character traits to the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Thirty-six patients between the ages of 9 and 14 with a diagnosis of combined type ADHD and 39 healthy children were included in the study. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version-Turkish Version and the Turgay DSM-IV Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale parent form were used to assess hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattentiveness, and comorbid disorders. The Junior Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised form was used to evaluate temperament-character traits. The classification-based association rules (CBARs) method was used for finding rules predicting ADHD accurately. Low persistence and self-directedness scores, and higher disorderliness and fatigability subgroup scores were found in the ADHD group. In CBARs, the separation of children with ADHD from healthy controls could be made with 0.83 accuracy, 0.80 sensitivity, and 0.86 specificity. The results of our study support the view that temperament-character traits can help clinical diagnosis of ADHD.