%0 Journal Article
%T The Children¡¯s Attention Project: a community-based longitudinal study of children with ADHD and non-ADHD controls
%A Emma Sciberras
%A Daryl Efron
%A Elizabeth J Schilpzand
%A Vicki Anderson
%A Brad Jongeling
%A Philip Hazell
%A Obioha C Ukoumunne
%A Jan M Nicholson
%J BMC Psychiatry
%D 2013
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1471-244x-13-18
%X The sample for this prospective longitudinal study is being recruited across 43 socio-economically diverse primary schools across Melbourne, Australia. All children in Grade 1, the second year of formal schooling (6¨C8 years), are screened for ADHD symptoms using independent parent and teacher reports on the Conners¡¯ 3 ADHD index (~N£¿=£¿5260). Children screening positive for ADHD by both parent and teacher report, and a matched sample (gender, school) screening negative, are invited to participate in the longitudinal study. At baseline this involves parent completion of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children IV (DISC-IV) to confirm likely ADHD diagnostic status and identify other mental health difficulties, direct child assessments (cognitive, academic, language and executive functioning; height and weight) and questionnaires for parents and teachers assessing outcomes, as well as a broad range of risk and protective factors (child, parent/family, teacher/school, and socio-economic factors). Families will be initially followed up for 3 years.This study is the first Australian longitudinal study of children with ADHD and one of the first community-based longitudinal studies of diagnostically confirmed children with ADHD. The study¡¯s examination of a broad range of risk and protective factors and ADHD-related outcomes has the potential to inform novel strategies for intervention and prevention.Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting approximately 5% of children worldwide [1]. It is now the most common reason for paediatrician presentations in Australia, accounting for 18% of general consultations [2]. Children with ADHD exhibit developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity which result in a range of impairments in social, educational, and family functioning [3]. ADHD can be categorised according to three subtypes: ADHD combined type (ADHD-C); ADHD predo
%K Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity
%K Child
%K Longitudinal studies
%K Community
%K Outcome assessment
%U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/13/18