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- Title
Oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder co-occurrence increases the risk of Internet addiction in adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Authors
GUNES, HATICE; TANIDIR, CANAN; ADALETLI, HILAL; KILICOGLU, ALI GUVEN; MUTLU, CANER; BAHALI, MUSTAFA KAYHAN; TOPAL, MELIKE; BOLAT, NURULLAH; UNERI, OZDEN SUKRAN
- Abstract
Objectives: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in a clinical sample of adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to detect the moderating effects of cooccurring oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD) on the association between ADHD and IA. Methods: The study group comprised 119 adolescent subjects who were consecutively referred to our outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of ADHD. The Turgay DSM-IV-Based Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavioral Disorders Screening and Rating Scale (T-DSM-IV-S) was completed by parents, and subjects were asked to complete the Internet Addiction Scale (IAS). Results: The IAS results indicated that 63.9% of the participants (n = 76) fell into the IA group. Degree of IA was correlated with hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms but not with inattention symptoms. As compared to the ADHD-only group (without comorbid ODD/CD), ADHD + ODD/CD subjects returned significantly higher scores on the IAS. Conclusions: As adolescents with ADHD are at high risk of developing IA, early IA detection and intervention is of great importance for this group. In addition, adolescents with ADHD+ ODD/CD may be more vulnerable to IA than those in the ADHD-only group and may need to be more carefully assessed for IA.
- Subjects
OPPOSITIONAL defiant disorder in adolescence; INTERNET addiction in adolescence; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2, p284
- ISSN
2062-5871
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1556/2006.7.2018.46