Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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A Study on the Attention, Intellectual Functioning and Behavior Characteristics of Girls with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애 여자 아동들의 주의력, 인지 기능 및 행동 특성에 대한 연구

  • Kang, Il-Seon (Department of Psychiatry, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Cho, A-Ra (Department of Psychiatry, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Seog (Department of Psychiatry, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
  • 강일선 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 조아라 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김봉석 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of attention, intellectual functioning and adaptation of girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods : The scores of the ADHD Diagnostic System (ADS), the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (K-WISC-III) and the Korean Personality Inventory for Children (KPI-C) were compared between 26 girls with ADHD and 26 boys with ADHD. Results : 1) There was no significant gender difference in the intellectual functioning, except for the picture completion subscale. 2) Compared to the boys, the girls responded more slowly on the ADS visual task. 3) The girls were rated higher by their parents for the depression and social relationship problems of the KPI-C. Conclusion : The results suggest that there are noticeable gender differences for the attention problems and social functioning of children with ADHD.

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