Comparison of the Child Behavior Checklist Profiles between community- and clinic-based children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Korea.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in the behavioural characteristics of community- and clinic-based children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Korea.


METHODS
The study included 75 community-based and 72 clinic-based subjects with ADHD. The parents of all the children completed the parent versions of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).


RESULTS
The community-based ADHD subjects scored significantly higher (P < 0.01) than clinic-based subjects in the Somatic Complaints and Delinquent Behaviour profiles of the CBCL. The community-based subjects with ADHD, combined subtype, showed significantly higher mean scores in the Somatic Complaints (P < 0.01) and Thought Problems (P < 0.05) profiles than the clinic-based subjects with ADHD, combined subtype.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest the possibility of an increased incidence of behavioural or emotional problems in community-based ADHD subjects when compared with clinic-based subjects in Korea.
Suh
Cheon-Seok
CS
Seoul Child Study Center, Korea.
Kim
Jae-Won
JW
Yoo
Han-Ik
HI
Hwang
Jun-Won
JW
Kim
Boong-Nyun
BN
Shin
Min-Sup
MS
Cho
Soo-Churl
SC
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires