ADHD Symptoms and Insistence on Sameness in Prader-Willi Syndrome
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| Title: | ADHD Symptoms and Insistence on Sameness in Prader-Willi Syndrome |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wigren, M., Hansen, S. |
| Source: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Jun 2005 49(6):449-456. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Profiles, Eating Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Disabilities, Antisocial Behavior, Children, Adolescents, Rating Scales |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00690.x |
| ISSN: | 0964-2633 |
| Abstract: | Background: Apart from a pervasive eating disorder, the Prader-Willi (PWS) syndrome is characterized by a distinct behavioural profile comprising maladaptive behaviours, obsessive-compulsive traits and skin picking, all included in the PWS behavioural phenotype. In this study, we present a further delineation of this characteristic behavioural profile by screening for indices of executive dysfunctions related to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), immature compulsive-like adherence to sameness and skin picking, and how these features aggregate into symptom constellations in children and adolescents with PWS. Method: Parents of 58 individuals with PWS (aged 5-18 years) participated by completing Childhood Routines Inventory (CRI) and Conners Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-48). Results: Results showed that indices of ADHD and excessive insistence on sameness were common, comorbid and of early onset. They were both associated with conduct problems. Skin picking, appearing as a single and comorbid symptom, was less associated with childlike compulsions and ADHD-related problems. Conclusions: Findings are discussed in terms of further research in executive dysfunctions in PWS. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 39 |
| Entry Date: | 2005 |
| Accession Number: | EJ718421 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Background: Apart from a pervasive eating disorder, the Prader-Willi (PWS) syndrome is characterized by a distinct behavioural profile comprising maladaptive behaviours, obsessive-compulsive traits and skin picking, all included in the PWS behavioural phenotype. In this study, we present a further delineation of this characteristic behavioural profile by screening for indices of executive dysfunctions related to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), immature compulsive-like adherence to sameness and skin picking, and how these features aggregate into symptom constellations in children and adolescents with PWS. Method: Parents of 58 individuals with PWS (aged 5-18 years) participated by completing Childhood Routines Inventory (CRI) and Conners Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-48). Results: Results showed that indices of ADHD and excessive insistence on sameness were common, comorbid and of early onset. They were both associated with conduct problems. Skin picking, appearing as a single and comorbid symptom, was less associated with childlike compulsions and ADHD-related problems. Conclusions: Findings are discussed in terms of further research in executive dysfunctions in PWS. |
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| ISSN: | 0964-2633 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00690.x |
