Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation and Sleep Problems in ADHD with and without Pharmacological Treatment
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Publication date
2021-01Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyse DESR and its influence on sleep parameters in three different groups
of children and adolescents: a group newly diagnosed with ADHD naïve, a group with ADHD under pharmacological
treatment and a control group. Method: Subjects were a total of 327 children and adolescents. Two groups diagnosed
with ADHD: 108 medication-naïve and 80 under pharmacological treatment; and one group with 136 healthy subjects.
DESR was defined using anxious/depressed, attention problems and aggressive behaviors (AAA) scales from the Child
Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and sleep through the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children. Results: Significant differences
were found comparing the three groups (p=.001), with a significantly higher profile on DESR in ADHD subjects, especially
those who did not undergo treatment, and a positive correlation between DESR and sleep. Conclusion: Children and
adolescents with ADHD without treatment present higher DESR than healthy controls and consequently higher sleep
problems.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Updated version
Language
English
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Pages
8
Publisher
Sage
Is part of
Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(3), 426-433
Grant agreement number
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCI-ISCIII/PN I+D/PI11/2009
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