STATISTICS FOR COUNSELING

Statistics for Counseling and Program Evaluation

Statistics for Counseling and Program Evaluation

140 children with ADHD, 139 (99%) met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD: 110 mixed standard, as hyperactivity, impulsivity subtypes 6 and 23 subtypes of inattention. These groups are 381, 19 and 74 first-degree relatives who participated in the study. Hyperactivity, impulsivity small number of subjects, which is consistent with previous studies, excluded from drawing any conclusions about our subtypes.

Table 1 shows that ADHD is a family social class lower than the control families. As the main social classes combined was significantly lower than the control group, we as a group 2 in all further analysis of these comparisons Association social class.

TABLE 1. Demographic characteristic of the Relatives

Combined

Type ADHD (n of Probands = 110) (n of Relatives = 381)

Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD (n of Probands = 6) (n of Relatives = 19)

In-attentive ADHD (n of Probands = 23) (n of Relatives = 74)

Normal Controls (n of Probands = 111) (n of Relatives = 369)

F3,244

p Value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

30.0

14.8

31.8

14.6

30.6

14.3

32.0

14.6

2.1

0.96

SES

1.9a

1.0

1.7

0.8

1.8

1.1

1.5

0.7

5.6

.001

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

% Male

200

52

8

42

35

47

185

50

1.5

.223

Note: ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; SES = socioeconomic status.

a Versus normal controls.

TABLE 2. Lifetime occurrence of Psychiatric Disorders

mutual-Type ADHD (n of Probands = 110) (n of Relatives = 381)

ADHD (n of Probands = 6) (n of Relatives = 19)

unmindful ADHD (n of Probands = 23) (n of Relatives = 74)

Normal Controls (n of Probands = 111) (n of Relatives = 369)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Statistic

df

Overall Significance

ADHD

87

24a(0.20, 0.29)

3

18a(0.04, 0.43)

13

19a(0.11, 0.30)

21

6 (0.04, 0.10)

F = 9.8

3,244

<. 001

Inattentive

33

9 (0.06, 0.13)

1

6 (0.01, 0.29)

7

10 (0.04, 0.20)

14

4 (0.02, 0.07)

F = 2.2

3,244

.094

Hyperactive-impulsive

10

3b(0.01, 0.05)

2

12a(0.01, 0.36)

1

1 (0.01, 0.08)

4

1 (0.01, 0.03)

F = 2.7

3,244

.045

Combined

44

12a(0.09, 0.16)

0

0 (0, 0.20)

5

7a(0.02, 0.16)

3

1 (0.01, 0.03)

?2= 36.5

3

<.001

Note: relatives of combined vs. relatives of inattentive (t3,244= 0.6, p =. 528); hyperactive impulsive vs. relatives of inattentive (t3,244= -1.8, p =. 068).

a Versus normal controls;b versus hyperactive-impulsive ADHD; p=. 01; p=. 05.

Table 2 shows the combined and ADHD and ...