Evaluation of the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and chronotype Dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu belirtileri ile kronotip aras?ndaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

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Tarakçioğlu M. C., KADAK M. T., Akkin Gürbüz G., Poyraz B. Ç., Erdoğan F., Aksoy U. M.

Noropsikiyatri Arsivi, vol.55, no.1, pp.54-58, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.29399/npa.18168
  • Journal Name: Noropsikiyatri Arsivi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.54-58
  • Keywords: ADHD, sleep-wake cycle, sleep habits, circadian preference
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between circadian characteristics and behavioral problems in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (n=53), and to compare this group with healthy controls (n=38). Method: Fifty-three medication-free children with ADHD, aged 6–12 years, and 38 healthy children, age and sex matched, participated. Parents completed the Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised, the Children’s Chronotype Questionnaire (CCTQ), and the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) to assess sleep variables. Results: ADHD children had more sleep-onset problems and parasomnias (in CSHQ) compared to healthy controls. However, circadian preferences did not differ between the groups in CCTQ scores. Another important finding was a mild correlation between parasomnia, bedtime on schooldays, and ADHD symptoms. Conclusion: Our study showed that children with ADHD showed more resistance to going to bed than did controls on school days. However, in contrast to our hypothesis, morningness/eveningness preference did not differ from controls in ADHD children.