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العنوان
The impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders on the Quality of Life in children/
الناشر
Nawal Mohamed Ibrahim Sherief
المؤلف
Sherief,Nawal Mohamed Ibrahim
الموضوع
the Quality of Life children Hyperactivity Disorders
تاريخ النشر
2009 .
عدد الصفحات
p.183:
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Abstract

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorder affect between 3% and 11% and more prevalent in boys than girls.
ADHD is a condition characterized by different levels of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and give ratio of significant academic, social and emotional problems at home and school.
The aim of this work was to assess the impact of ADHD on quality of life of children with significant negative effect on the quality of life for the affected child and his or her family.
Children with ADHD were found to have substantially lower HRQL compared with normative data.
Psychosocial health was related to ADHD symptoms and number of comorbid disorders.
The use of tools such as the Quality of Live Questionnaire (CHQ) shows how additional and useful information that is relevant to the life of the patient and his or her family can be obtained.
Finally, ADHD is a disorder not only affects the individual but affects his or her family and surrounding environment.