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326 – Survey of ADHD Prevalence among College Students Reside in Hostel of Ardabil Medical University

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

E. Rezaei Ghalechi
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad Medical University
F. Sadeghi Movahhed
Affiliation:
Medical University of Ardabil, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction:

Attention Deficit - Hyper Activity Disorder.

(ADHD) is a heredity and psychological disorder that often continues to adulthood and causes great number of emotional, social, educationaland occupational problem for college students.

Objectives:

We think there is a meaningful relation between ADHD and people's jobs and conditions.

Aims:

The aim of this study isdetermine the prevalence of ADHD among students reside in hostel ofArdabil University of Medical Sciences.

Methods:

In this cross sectional study selected all studentsin hostel of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences and all of them fill theSelf reporting Conners ADHD questionnaires and the data wereextracted and analyzed with SPSS.

Results:

During this study the prevalence of ADHD is 8.6 percent, and themale gender shows more involvement rate than female and the involvedStudents show more incidences of smoking and psychotropic drugconsumption.

Conclusions:

According to the high prevalence of ADHD among collegeStudents, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD as soon as possible appearsis necessary.

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