Monografias de Especialização
TDAH e deficiência intelectual: possível comorbidade
Fecha
2014-10-29Autor
Silvia Alves Salgado Mirachi
Institución
Resumen
The aim of this study was to verify the scientific literature for evidence of comorbidity between Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Intellectual disabilities (ID). Through these surveys we can assess whether it is possible a comorbidity between disorders and whether this occurs in comorbidity with ADHD or DI prevalence as primary disorder. In these findings, it was also observed the validity of the instruments featuring the diagnosis of ADHD used for the diagnosis of ID. The study was conducted through a systematic literature review of the Pubmed with the following descriptors: ADHD and mental retardation. From this search 488 articles were found. The articles were screened as: 71 were selected according to the title. From all of the studies, 26 were selected for a more detailed study for addressing the central theme of this review: studies with children and adolescents in the periods 2003 to May 2013, quantitative and qualitative data that evaluated were analyzed: frequency, the possibilities of comorbidity and criteria that exclude the possibility of comorbidity between these disorders. Given the revised articles it was observed that it is often found that the incidence of ADHD and quantify the ID as concomitant disorders.