TY - JOUR
T1 - Is early intervention effective in preventing ADHD?
AU - Rappaport, Gadi Cohen
AU - Ornoy, Asher
AU - Tenenbaum, Alex
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine whether early intervention by non-pharmacologic means (occupational therapy and speech therapy) can decrease the incidence of ADHD in a group of preschool children at high risk for developing this syndrome. Fifty-one children who suffered at the age of 2-4.5 years from inattention, speech delay and/or motor delay with or without hyperactivity were reexamined at the age of 8-10 years (average 8.9± 1.0 years) by a developmental pediatrician and a developmental psychologist, using the following tests and questionnaires: WISC-R IQ test, Touwen and Prechtl neurological examination for soft neurological signs and the DSM-I1I-R questionnaire for parents and teachers for the assessment of inattention and hyperactivity. A detailed medical questionnaire was also completed. Of 51 children, 20 (39%) had ADHD. Of these 20 children, 8 had a history of ADHD in other siblings. We found that in children with a family history of this syndrome early intervention reduced the incidence of ADHD at school age although the small numbers limit conclusions and need further replication.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine whether early intervention by non-pharmacologic means (occupational therapy and speech therapy) can decrease the incidence of ADHD in a group of preschool children at high risk for developing this syndrome. Fifty-one children who suffered at the age of 2-4.5 years from inattention, speech delay and/or motor delay with or without hyperactivity were reexamined at the age of 8-10 years (average 8.9± 1.0 years) by a developmental pediatrician and a developmental psychologist, using the following tests and questionnaires: WISC-R IQ test, Touwen and Prechtl neurological examination for soft neurological signs and the DSM-I1I-R questionnaire for parents and teachers for the assessment of inattention and hyperactivity. A detailed medical questionnaire was also completed. Of 51 children, 20 (39%) had ADHD. Of these 20 children, 8 had a history of ADHD in other siblings. We found that in children with a family history of this syndrome early intervention reduced the incidence of ADHD at school age although the small numbers limit conclusions and need further replication.
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C2 - 9988984
AN - SCOPUS:0032241142
SN - 0333-7308
VL - 35
SP - 271
EP - 279
JO - Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences
JF - Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences
IS - 4
ER -