Bipolar Disorder and Diagnostic Course of Asperger Syndrome in an Adolescent: A Case Report Asperger syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder that is on a diagnostic continuum with autism, and falls under the category of pervasive developmental disorders. Diagnosis may…
Alterations in Social Reciprocity in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Summary Objective: Social interactions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are inappropriate and such social problems may originate from a failure to attend to the appropriate cues of affect….
ATOMOXETINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Summary Objective: Although it is known that stimulants for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were quite effective and reliable, alternative treatments are also needed. The aim of this article…
DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE IN CHILDREN OF THE AGE GROUP OF 8-12 ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (AD/HD-QOLS) ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a scale which evaluates the Quality of Life of children with…
Objective: Our aim was to investigate the factors associated with a clinical decision to use risperidone in children and adolescents with a primary diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to investigate autistic traits (ATs) and their influence on…
Abstract This study examined cognitive flexibility and social responsiveness in children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Thirty one subjects with TS were compared to 32 age-matched healthy controls. Assessments included semi-structured interviews to assess psychopathology, parent-rated Social Responsiveness Scale…
Objective. In children and adolescents who were prescribed immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH-IR) for the first time, we aimed to investigate the effect of gender, psychiatric co-morbidity and the baseline severity of clinical symptoms on the short-term side-effects of the medication. Method….
Objective: To investigate the interaction of treatment-related hemodynamic changes with genotype status for Synaptosomal associated protein 25 (SNAP-25) gene in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on and off single dose short-acting methylphenidate treatment with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)….
