Ocular injuries, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and maternal anxiety/depression levels: Is there a link?

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Given the increased risk of accidents in patients with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or maternal anxiety/depression, we aimed to investigate the frequency of the two diseases in children with penetrating eye injury (PEI). METHODS:Altogether 79 children, 39 with PEIs and 40 healthy individuals (control group), aged 5-15 years, underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination. Afterwards, schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-aged children was conducted to assess the psychiatric diagnosis of all children. Turgay diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV)-based child and adolescent behavior disorders screening and rating scale (T-DSM-IV-S) was filled by parents to evaluate the severity of ADHD symptoms. The depression an

SUBMITTER: Kafali HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7156958 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature