Ab Psych Journal Article Critique
Journal Article Critique
Ashton Kent
Greensboro College
Skogli, Erik W., Teicher, M., Andersen, Per N., Hovik, Kjell T., Oie, Merete. (2013). ADHD in girls and boys -- gender differences in co-existing symptoms and executive function measures. BMC Psychiatry, 13 (1), 1-26.
In this study, the question of whether or not gender played a role in differences in co-existing symptoms and executive functioning measures is being questioned. Males are treated more often than females when it comes to ADHD. Research suggests that girls may be consistently under identified and underdiagnosed because of differences in the expression of the disorder. The method used for this research was three measurement domains (co-existing symptoms, BRIEF, and EF tests) that were investigated using analysis of variance and random forest classification. The results were that a combination of self-report and parent evaluation is better for those with ADHD and that self-report scales may increase awareness in females with ADHD. The participants for this study were as follows: forty-three males diagnosed with ADHD with a mean age of 11.2 years old; thirty-seven females diagnosed with ADHD with a mean age of 11.9 years old; thirty-two healthy control males with a mean ago of 11.4 years old; eighteen healthy control females with a mean ago 11.9 years old. Participants diagnosed with ADHD were recruited as referrals from seven outpatient health centers in Innlandet Hospital Trust. All participants underwent a comprehensive assessment according to common clinical practice. Semi-structured clinical interviews were given separately for children and parents to assess psychopathology. The interviewers were experienced clinicians, and were trained to high levels of interrater reliability for the assessment of diagnosis. Co-existing diagnoses within the group of males with ADHD included depression with 4.7%, anxiety with 4.7%, conduct disorder with 4.7%, and oppositional defiant disorder with
Ashton Kent
Greensboro College
Skogli, Erik W., Teicher, M., Andersen, Per N., Hovik, Kjell T., Oie, Merete. (2013). ADHD in girls and boys -- gender differences in co-existing symptoms and executive function measures. BMC Psychiatry, 13 (1), 1-26.
In this study, the question of whether or not gender played a role in differences in co-existing symptoms and executive functioning measures is being questioned. Males are treated more often than females when it comes to ADHD. Research suggests that girls may be consistently under identified and underdiagnosed because of differences in the expression of the disorder. The method used for this research was three measurement domains (co-existing symptoms, BRIEF, and EF tests) that were investigated using analysis of variance and random forest classification. The results were that a combination of self-report and parent evaluation is better for those with ADHD and that self-report scales may increase awareness in females with ADHD. The participants for this study were as follows: forty-three males diagnosed with ADHD with a mean age of 11.2 years old; thirty-seven females diagnosed with ADHD with a mean age of 11.9 years old; thirty-two healthy control males with a mean ago of 11.4 years old; eighteen healthy control females with a mean ago 11.9 years old. Participants diagnosed with ADHD were recruited as referrals from seven outpatient health centers in Innlandet Hospital Trust. All participants underwent a comprehensive assessment according to common clinical practice. Semi-structured clinical interviews were given separately for children and parents to assess psychopathology. The interviewers were experienced clinicians, and were trained to high levels of interrater reliability for the assessment of diagnosis. Co-existing diagnoses within the group of males with ADHD included depression with 4.7%, anxiety with 4.7%, conduct disorder with 4.7%, and oppositional defiant disorder with