Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation and Sleep Problems in ADHD with and without Pharmacological Treatment
Miriam Sanabra1,2, Tary Gómez-Hinojosa2, Núria Grau1
1Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Unit of Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to analyse DESR and its influence on sleep parameters in three different groups of children and adolescents: a group newly diagnosed with ADHD naïve, a group with ADHD under pharmacological treatment and a control group.
Method:
Subjects were a total of 327 children and adolescents. Two groups diagnosed with ADHD: 108 medication-naïve and 80 under pharmacological treatment; and one group with 136 healthy subjects. DESR was defined using anxious/depressed, attention problems and aggressive behaviors (AAA) scales from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and sleep through the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children.
Results:
Significant differences were found comparing the three groups (p = .001), with a significantly higher profile on DESR in ADHD subjects, especially those who did not undergo treatment, and a positive correlation between DESR and sleep.
Conclusion:
Children and adolescents with ADHD without treatment present higher DESR than healthy controls and consequently higher sleep problems.
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