Psychiatric comorbidity differences in clinic-referred children and adolescents with ADHD according to the subtypes and gender.

There are controversial or even opposite findings about gender and prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among different subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The participants were children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Gender, subtype of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the interaction effects were evaluated by logistic regression.

Does risperidone improve hyperacusia in children with autism?

Introduction: Many of children with autism have hyperacusia, an increased sensation to sound. It can lead to their avoidance from some sounds or they may cover their ears. There was not found any published report about possible effect of any medication for improving hyperacusia in children with autism.

Can fluoxetine alone cause serotonin syndrome in adolescents?

Objective: Serotonin syndrome is usually reported by the use of a combination of drugs. This is a possible case of serotonin syndrome after using Fluoxetine.

Method: This is a case report of serotonin syndrome in an adolescent patient during treatment of depression with the medications.

Comorbidity of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with alopecia areata in a child and adolescent psychiatry clinical sample.

Background: This study reports the comorbidity of lifetime psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with alopecia areata (AA) in a child and adolescent psychiatry clinical sample.

Methods: Fourteen patients with AA were interviewed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria and the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime-Farsi Version (KSADS-PL-Farsi Version).

Results: The rate of at least one psychiatric disorder was 78%.

Distribution of symptoms of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren of Shiraz, south of Iran.

Background: This study was conducted to study the prevalence rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and differences between subtypes in school age children of Shiraz, south of Iran.

Methods: A random sample of 2000 school age children from both genders was selected. A parent-completed, DSM-IV-referenced rating scale of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms was used.

Investigation of soluble HER2 and transforming growth factor Beta-1 serum levels in gestational trophoblastic disease.

HER2/neu and TGF-beta1 are over-expressed in various types of malignancies. It appears that they play an important role in the biologic behavior of tumors and have prognostic value. Gestational tropoblastic diseases (GTDs) comprise of a heterogeneous group characterized by abnormally proliferating trophoblastic tissues, ranging from benign to malignant.

Sertraline-associated hair loss.

Introduction: Many commonly prescribed prescription drugs such as dopaminergic therapies can cause temporary hair loss. Sertraline is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Its relative potency for dopamine reuptake inhibition is one of its differentiations with other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine.

Methylphenidate-associated enuresis in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This is a case report of possible association of methylphenidate and enuresis in an 11-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Psychiatric disorders and behavioral problems in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome.

Objective: Many previous studies have surveyed associations between Tourette syndrome (TS) and co-morbid psychiatric disorders, but they usually did not include oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), separation anxiety disorder (SAD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Method: The subjects were children and adolescents with TS who visited a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic, and who were interviewed using DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Characteristics of their tics were examined by the Yale-Global Tic Severity Scale (Y-GTSS).

Association of nail biting and psychiatric disorders in children and their parents in a psychiatrically referred sample of children.

Background: Nail biting (NB) is a very common unwanted behavior. The majority of children are motivated to stop NB and have already tried to stop it, but are generally unsuccessful in doing so. It is a difficult behavior to modify or treat.

ADHD, bruxism and psychiatric disorders: does bruxism increase the chance of a comorbid psychiatric disorder in children with ADHD and their parents?

There is an association between bruxism and ADHD. No published data on psychiatric comorbidities in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children with bruxism were found. There is no satisfying treatment method for children with bruxism.

Photophobia and methylphenidate.

It is a report of the case of a 7-year-old boy with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), who developed bilateral photophobia when taking methylphenidate (MPH). MPH was stopped and reintroduced many times, and on all of the trials, photophobia reappeared immediately. Photophobia might be an adverse effect of MPH that bothers ADHD children.

Comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and parental psychiatric disorders in a sample of Iranian children with ADHD.

Objective: To study the psychiatric comorbidity of a clinical sample of children with ADHD and the psychiatric disorders in their parents.

Method: Structured psychiatric interviews assessing lifetime psychiatric disorders by DSM-IV criteria, using the Farsi version of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia.

Results: The mean age of the children was 8.

Knowledge of pharmacists regarding ritalin and ADHD and their attitude towards the use of ritalin to treat ADHD.

Objective: To survey the knowledge and attitude of pharmacists towards Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the drug ritalin.

Method: A self-reported questionnaire on knowledge and attitude towards ADHD and ritalin was completed by pharmacists.

Results: About 40% of respondents agreed that ADHD is due to biological and genetic vulnerabilities and causation.

Tactile sensory dysfunction in children with ADHD.

Objectives: While a group of children with ADHD may have normal behavioral responses to sensory stimuli, another group may be hyperreactive. The aim of this survey was studying association of tactile sensory responsivity with co-morbidity of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms, subtypes of ADHD, and gender in children with ADHD.

Methods: The subjects were 81 children with ADHD from a child psychiatry clinic.

Gender comparison of exposed trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of adolescents.

This study surveys the prevalence of exposed traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder among the high school students. A total of 735 students were selected by stratified cluster sampling. The self-report trauma checklists and Mississippi Scale were used.

Small burns among out-patient children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

There is a controversy about the association of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with burns among children. Whereas some studies of children with burns have suggested ADHD as a risk factor for thermal injury, others have reported it as protective against such injury. This case-control study was designed to assess the association of ADHD with burns.

A preliminary study on screening prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder in schoolchildren in Iran.

To study prevalence rates of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) symptoms and differences between subtypes in school age Iranian children. A random sample of 2,000 school age children from both genders was selected. A parent-completed, DSM-IV-referenced rating scale of PDD symptoms was used.

Educating and counseling of parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Objective: This study surveys the parents' knowledge and attitude about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), barriers to enrolment for treatment, parents' source of information, reason for delay in treatment, and the first person who suggests the diagnosis of ADHD.

Method: The subjects of the study were the 119 parents and their children with ADHD. The parents and their children were interviewed and the mothers completed a self-reported questionnaire about ADHD.