title: What Do Primary and Secondary School Teachers Know About ADHD in Children? Findings From a Systematic Review and a Representative, Nationwide Sample of Danish Teachers.
abstract: To identify what primary and secondary school teachers know about ADHD in children and, furthermore, to identify which factors predict their knowledge.
  
  
  
  A 29-item questionnaire about ADHD was distributed to a random, nationwide, and representative sample of Danish primary and secondary school teachers. Data were analyzed descriptively and by hierarchical regression analysis.
  
  
  
  A total of 528 teachers were included. Most teachers identified the symptoms of ADHD (79%-96%) and effective classroom intervention strategies (75%-98%). However, knowledge about other characteristics, etiology, prognosis, and treatment was inconsistent, for example, only 56% and 17% correctly rejected diet as a cause and effective treatment for ADHD. Among the strongest predictors for correct knowledge was having been provided postgraduate education about ADHD.
  
  
  
  Teachers require knowledge about ADHD to successfully include and manage children with ADHD and, additionally, to ensure positive working environments for teachers and support constructive school-home working collaborations.
authors: 1 Center for Developmental & Applied Psychological Science (CeDAPS), Aalborg University, Denmark.|2 Research Unit for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Mohr-Jensen
authors: 1 Center for Developmental & Applied Psychological Science (CeDAPS), Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors: Tom
authors: T
authors: Steen-Jensen
authors: 1 Center for Developmental & Applied Psychological Science (CeDAPS), Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Bang-Schnack
authors: 1 Center for Developmental & Applied Psychological Science (CeDAPS), Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Thingvad
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000070777:School Teachers; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: ADD/ADHD; knowledge; survey research; teachers