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PBS. 2019; 9(1): 18-22


BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS DISTURBANCES IN DRUG-FREE ADULT ADHD PATIENTS

Mahmut Cem Tarakçıoğlu,Direnç Sakarya,Şennur Günay Aksoy,Ayşegül Sakarya,Umut Mert Aksoy.




Abstract

Objective: The aim of study was to asses biological rhythms in drug-free ADHD patients with healthy controls in a cross-sectional study.
Methods: 50 adult ADHD patients %26 female) between 17 and 42 years old (M=27.76 SD:6.80) and healthy controls (%56.6 female) between 18 and 63 years old (M=31.39 SD:8.12) were recruited from Bakırköy Mental Health Hospital. Participants were assessed with clinical interview, Wender-Utah Adult ADHD Rating Scale and the Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN).
Results: Adult ADHD patients scored higher on total scores (t=8.75, p

Key words: ADHD, biorhythm, chronotype, adult






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