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1. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
in Internationally Adopted Children in Spain
Neus Abrines Jaume, neus.abrines@campus.uab.cat
Marre, D; Brun, C.; Fornieles, A.; Barcons, N.; Fumadó, V.
2010 Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research
SCCR/SASci/AAACIG. Albuquerque, New México.
3. Framework of the research project
Risk factors and Resilience in Internationally Adopted children
Research project MEC R+D SEJ 2006-2009 15286
International Adoption: social and familial inclusion of the
internationally adopted children. Interdisciplinary and comparative
perspectives
Period 2010-2012: National and international adoption: family,
education and pertinence: interdisciplinary and comparative
perspectives. (CSO2009-14763-C03-01) (subprogram SOCI)
5. ADHD: Prevalence and Etiology
ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Defined as a neurobiological disorder
Prevalence: 3 – 7% of children (higher among boys)
Etiology:
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGICAL
ADHD
6. ADHD: Diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV)
INATTENTION HYPERACTIVITY
(6 or more symptoms) IMPULSIVITY
(6 or more symptoms)
Often has difficulties with:
• Giving close attention to Often:
details. • Runs about excessively
• Sustaining attention • Acts as if “driven by a
• Listening motor”
• Following through • Talks excessively
instructions • Has difficulty waiting
• Organizing tasks and his/her turn
activities • Interrupt
• Symptoms must appear before the age of 7
• One of the symptoms is presented in two different situations
(for example, at home and in the school).
8. ADHD: Treatment
PSYCHOLOGICAL
• Cognitive Behavior
PHARMACOLOGICAL therapy
• Methylphenidate • Social Abilities Training
• Atomomoxetine
• Psychopedagogic
treatment
• Parent training
9. Theoretical Introduction
A marked increase of ADHD diagnostics in
internationally adopted children it’s been observed
(Bimmel et al. 1990; Verrier, 2003), and this incidence seems to
be higher among children adopted from Eastern Europe
countries (Lindblad et al., 2010; Gunnar & Van Dulmen, 2007).
In International Adoption, there are several risk factors
which can favor the existence of Attachment Disorders
and these disorders seem to be related to the ADHD
symptomatology. (Franc et al., 2009; Niederhofer, 2009; Erdman,
1998).
10. Theoretical Introduction
Parenting styles are related with the ADHD symptomatology
and the attachment disorders (Finzi-Dottan, Manor, & Tyano, 2006;
Öngel, 2006).
The existence of pre-adoptive and post-adoptive factors,
which favor the appearance of ADHD-like symptoms, it’s
been observed (Bimmel et al., 2003). These symptoms can lead
to misdiagnosis of ADHD and can be followed by an
inappropriate treatment.
12. Hypothesis
Hº 1: Differences in the frequency of ADHD-like symptoms,
depending on the country of origin, will be found.
Adopted in
Russia
With ADHD-like
symptoms
Adopted in Adopted in
Adoptats a
China Ethiopia
Europa de l’Est
With ADHD-like With ADHD-like
symptoms symptoms
13. Hypothesis and objectives
Hº 2: The relation between some factors and the existence of
ADHD-like symptoms will be observed.
.
Parenting
styles
Attachment Age at
Pattern adoption
14. 4. Method
Participants
Material
Procedure
15. Participants
Children aged 7 and 8 years.
Inclusion requirement: Minimum of 2 years since the adoption date.
N = 58 (total sample 200)
More frequent countries of origin
Adopted in Russia Adopted in Adopted in
(n = 24) Ethiopia China
(n = 11) (n = 23)
Boys: 12
Girls: 12 Boys: 6 Boys: 0
Girls: 5 Girls: 23
16. Material
Family data questionnaire
ADHD Symptoms
• Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC) (Reynolds y Kamphaus, 1992)
o Attention problems
o Hyperactivity
Parenting styles:
• Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (EMBU)
(Perris, Jacobsson, Lindström, Von Knorring, and Perris, 1980)
o Rejection
o Overprotection
o Favouring
o Emotional warmth
17. Material
Attachment pattern
• Friends and Family Interview (FFI) (Steele & Steele, 2006)
o Semi-structured interview (30 min.)
o Video-recorded and transcribed
o Double coded (Reliability inter-raters = 90%)
o Assess the attachment pattern according to:
1. Coherence 5. Peer relations
2. Reflective functioning 6. Sibling relations
3. Evidence of secure base 7. Anxieties and defense
4. Evidence of self esteem
18. Procedure
1. Contact the Pediatric Service of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu,
specialized in international adoption.
2. Select the sample, according to the age.
3. Invite the families to participate
4. Inform and give an appointment to the families who showed their interest.
5. Assess the child (45 min.)
6. Obtain the results of the assessment
7. Return to the families a Psychological report
8. Statistical analysis of the data
20. Hyperactivity and country of origin
30
Results
25
2
20
10
15 Clinical scores
Normal scores
10 21
14
5
Girls from
5
6 CHINA
0
Russia China Ethiopia
Attention problems and country of origin
30 ↓
25
Less hyperactivity
symptoms
3
20 7
15 Clinical scores p: 0,02
Normal scores
10 20
17 4
5
7
0
Russia China Ethiopia
21. Results
LESS
Girls from HYPERACTIVITY
CHINA SYMPTOMS
Age at
adoption Sex
NO SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES
22. Age at adoption (months)and country of origin Results
60
50
40
Russia
30
Ethiopia
51,3
20
China Age at
10
27,33 adoption
12,83
0
Russia Ethiopia China
Hyperactivity and age at adoption (months)
40
35
30
RELATED WITH
25
20
HYPERACTIVITY
15
35 SYMPTOMS
10 21,97 p:0,02
5
0
Normal scores Clinical scores
26. Conclusions
1. Girls adopted from China show less Hyperactivity symptoms.
2. When older adopted, the probability to show Hyperactivity symptoms
increases.
3. The secure attachment pattern seems to be related to less existence of
ADHD-like symptoms.
4. An overprotective parent style correlates with Hyperactivity and Attention
problems.
5. A rejective parent style correlates with Attention problems.
6. An Insecure attachment seems to be related with more rejective parents.
27. Conclusions
Limitations of the research project:
o Size of the sample
o Unequal distribution of the groups
o Absence of a control group from general population
28. Acknowledgements
To the Pediatric Service of the Hospital Sant Joan
de Déu, (Barcelona).
To all the families who participate in the research
project.