TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder in High-School Students of Sari, Iran TT - بررسی شیوع اختلال بیش فعالی و نقص توجه در دانش‌آموزان دبیرستان‌های شهرستان ساری JF - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VL - 23 IS - 104 UR - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-2621-en.html Y1 - 2013 SP - 12 EP - 18 KW - Attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) KW - Prevalence KW - Adolescent KW - Sari KW - Iran N2 - Background and purpose: Attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) is a serious disorder for childhood and adolescents that disables and retards the patient in social relationship. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of ADHD in High-School Students of Sari, Iran. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional description-analytical study, the study population was 14-17 years old students of high-schools in Sari town. The data-collection tool was Conners parent questionnaire completed by the students’ parent after sending their home. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The mean age of the cases was 15.8 ± 2.1 years. The prevalence of the ADHD prevalence was 14.2% the prevalence in boys was more but the difference was not significant. Conclusion: Considering the prevalence of ADHD in Sari, the screening, treatment and follow-up programs should be planned to improve the situation. M3 ER -