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This version was published on March 1, 2008
Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 5, 580-587 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707308491

Emotional Symptoms in Inattentive Primary School Children

A Population-Based Study

Lin Sørensen

University of Bergen, Norway, lin.sorensen{at}psybp.uib.no

Kenneth Hugdahl

University of Bergen, Norway, and Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Astri Johansen Lundervold

University of Bergen, Norway, and Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Objective: The present study investigates teacher and parent reports of inattention and emotional symptoms in 6,229 primary school children. Method: The assessment included the Emotional Symptoms subscale and the Impact scale from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the inattention items from the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV Questionnaire. Results: Children defined as inattentive showed a high risk of being defined as high scorers on the Emotional Symptoms subscale. A high score on both the Inattention and Emotional Symptoms subscales was associated with a high impact score. Teachers but not parents reported a higher risk of such co-occurrence of symptoms in girls than in boys. Conclusion: Inattentive children should be screened for emotional problems by use of the multi-informants method. (J. of Att. Dis. 2008; 11(5) 580-587 )

Key Words: inattention • emotional symptoms • emotional problems • ADHD • population


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