Theory of mind in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder compared to controls

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine

卷:2

Seyed Gholamreza Noorazar¹  Hassan Bafandeh²  Mohammad Taghi Saeedi³  Mahboobeh Taheri³  Sara Farhang⁴ 

[1] Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;

[2] Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran;

[3] General Psychologist, Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran;

[4] Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;

关键词: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;    Theory of Mind;    Social Cognition;    Social Sensitivity;   

DOI  :  10.5681/jarcm.2014.017

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have serious social skill deficits and problems in relation with peers. This study aimed to compare theory of mind (ToM) in drug-naïve children with ADHD with those with no psychiatric disorders at the same age.Methods: This cross-sectional study was established in child and adolescent psychiatry clinic of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Tabriz, Iran). Drug naïve, male children and adolescents with a diagnosis of ADHD were enrolled as well as age and intelligence quotient (IQ) matched healthy controls. Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version ‎(K-SADS-PL)‎, Child Symptom Inventory-4 ‎(CSI-4)‎, and Conner’s Parents Rating Scales-Revised ‎(CPRS)‎ were used to measure psychiatric disorders and Sally-Anne False Belief Task, and The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (child) for components of ToM.Results: A total of 30 children completed the study in each group. Half of children with ADHD could not give the expected answer in Sally-Anne False Belief Task, which was significantly lower than controls. They also showed a significantly lower performance in The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task. Severity of ADHD was not correlated with a score of The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task.Conclusion: Children with ADHD have deficits in ToM compared with age and IQ matched controls in terms of social cognition and social sensitivity.

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