Why more boys than girls with ADHD receive treatment: A study of Dutch twins.

More boys than girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive treatment. One explanation for this bias may be that boys score higher on disruptive behavior scales than girls. Although this was supported by findings in clinical samples, recent studies in nonreferred samples showed that boys and girls with ADHD are similar with respect to their levels of disruptive behavior as reported by their mother. In this report, we investigate whether the difference in treatment rate is associated with higher teacher problem scores in boys with ADHD than in girls with ADHD. Data were ob... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Derks, E.M.
Hudziak, J.
Boomsma, D.I.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Reihe/Periodikum: Derks , E M , Hudziak , J & Boomsma , D I 2007 , ' Why more boys than girls with ADHD receive treatment: A study of Dutch twins. ' , Twin Research and Human Genetics , vol. 10 , no. 5 , pp. 765-770 . https://doi.org/10.1375/twin.10.5.765
Schlagwörter: /dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_ / name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality / name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Sprache: Englisch
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