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Adolescent hyperactivity and general psychopathology
Author(s) -
Chang HsuehLing,
Chuang HungYi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00649.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , rating scale , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , clinical psychology , population , depression (economics) , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between activity and psychopathology in adolescents. A total of 289 high school students completed the Symptom Check List‐90‐R (SCL‐90‐R) and Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) in December 1998. The WURS was used to measure the students’ activity level and the SCL‐90‐R was used as a measure of general psychopathology. Forty‐one students (14.18%) scored higher than 46, the cut‐off point for differentiation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the general population according to Ward’s report, in the WURS (WURS(+)). The WURS(+) students scored significantly higher than the WURS(–) students in all the subscales of SCL‐90‐R. The prevalence rate of adolescent WURS(+) in this study is 14.18%. This result shows that ADHD adolescents have overlapping symptoms with depression.