TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 12 IS - 1 PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/5/01 TI - Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the History of Parents of Children with the Same Disorder TT - فراوانی اختلال بیش فعالی با کمبود توجه در سابقه والدین کودکان مبتلا به این اختلال N2 -  AbstractIntroduction: To determine the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)in the psychiatric history of parents of ADHD children. Method: With the aid of convenience sampling, parents of 150 children (31 girls and 119 boys)with ADHD who were referred to the children and adolescent psychiatric clinics of Iran Univer-sity of Medical Sciences in the years 2002 and 2003 were assessed.  Diagnosis for children was made by clinical judgment and DSM-IV criteria checklist. The history of this disorder in the parents was assessed by DSM-IV criteria checklist and clinical psychiatric interviews. Data were ana-lyzed using descriptive analytical methods. Results: A positive childhood history of ADHD symptoms was found in 76% of the parents. In 20% of cases both parents, and in 56% one parent had a positive history. The prevalence of fa- thers with a positive history (56%) was higher than mothers (40%).Conclusion: Hereditary factors may be involved in the etiology of ADHD. SP - 55 EP - 58 AU - Sadri, K. AU - Shirazi, E. AU - Nohesara, Sh. AD - KW - Key words: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) KW - parents KW - hereditary Factors UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-37-en.html ER -