title: Attachment as a component of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: As Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-like symptoms may reflect a somatic disorder or interactional problems of the child and parents or have a genetic basis, the ADHD-like symptoms seem as important as a genetic interpretation. This holds also for therapeutic interventions. In the clinic, 101 children with ADHD-like symptoms were assessed. Attachment classification was based on responses to the Parent-Child Reunion Inventory. Of 79 insecurely attached patients, 72 presented ADHD-like symptoms, whereas only 5 of 22 securely attached showed such symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Via L.-Boehler 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy. helmutniederhofer@yahoo.de
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niederhofer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants