title: Clinical Effects of ADHD Subtypes in Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder.
abstract: Objective:Our aim in this study is to evaluate the impacts of inattentive and combined types of childhood ADHD (ADHD-I, ADHD-C) in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD).Methods:A total of 142 adult outpatients with a primary diagnosis of SAD were included. All patients were assessed by using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), ADHD module and a clinical and sociodemographic data form and scales were filled out.Results:Childhood ADHD comorbidity rates was found to be 88 (62%) in patients with SAD, and 63 of these patients had the diagnosis of ADHD-I. ADHD-I group had higher scores of social anxiety and avoidance and had earlier onset of SAD than the ADHD-C group.Conclusion:The inattentive subtype of ADHD may have a more specific relationship with SAD than ADHD-C.
authors.affiliation: 1 Academy Social Phobia Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koyuncu
authors.affiliation: 2 Zonguldak Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Çelebi
authors.affiliation: 3 Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ertekin
authors.affiliation: 3 Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burcu Ece
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Kök
authors.affiliation: 3 Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Raşit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tükel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D000072861:Phobia, Social / Q000453:epidemiology; D012559:Schizophrenia
keywords: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; comorbidity; social anxiety disorder; social phobia