SynthesisNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2015
Systematic review of the epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Arab countries.
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- Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Pooled it
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- Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Physicians and Senior Medical Students in Jordan.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Self-reported ADHD symptoms among pharmacy students: prevalence of positive ADHD symptom screening, academic correlates, and implications for educational support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- ADHD rating scale adaptation in Saudi Arabia: factor structure, measurement invariance, and normative data.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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- Increased Serum Terminal Complements Complex Levels in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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- Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Vanderbilt Children's ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (VADRS-A) in a Saudi Population Sample.Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology · 2024Article
- Nutrients patterns and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Egyptian children: a sibling and community matched case-control study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
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- Screening of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among preschool children Gharbia Governorate, Egypt.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- High rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children 6 to 17 years old in Southwest Ethiopia findings from a community-based study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Prospective associations between child screen time and parenting stress and later inattention symptoms in preschoolers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Exploring Elementary Schoolteachers' Perceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Northern Jordan.Child psychiatry and human development · 2022Article
- Relationship between Injuries and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Population-Based Study with Long-Term Follow-Up in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Arab countries, and identify gaps for future research.
methodsWe searched PubMed from July 1978 to July 2014 and reviewed local journals with cross-referencing. The keywords we used were ADHD, diagnosis, prevalence, incidence, factor, diagnosis, rate, risk, and each of the names of the 22 Arab countries (Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and so on). Studies were eligible for inclusion if they investigated the epidemiology of ADHD in any Arab country, and were published in English. The search was conducted from 2nd to 5th August 2014 in King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
resultsA total of 22 articles were included in the review. Twenty studies were cross-sectional and found the prevalence of ADHD ranged between 1.3-16%, prevalence of hyperactive type ADHD between 1.4-7.8%, and the prevalence of inattention type between 2.1-2.7%. Only 2 case-control studies investigated potential risk factors. Evidence extracted from these studies shows a significant association between ADHD and male gender, previous psychiatric illness in the family, vitamin D deficiency, poor school performance, sleep problems, and nocturnal enuresis.
conclusionThe prevalence of ADHD in Arab countries is comparable to reports in North America, Africa, and other countries of the Middle East. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate the prognosis and determinants of this condition in the Arab world.
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