Impulsivity among adolescents with ADHD and bronchial asthma.

Brook U, Boaz M.

Department of Pediatrics, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. brookuzi@post.tau.ac.il

OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of impulsivity of adolescents diagnosed as suffering from ADHD, Bronchial Asthma and Healthy adolescents (without any chronic disease). METHODS: All participants (n=97) had completed the Barrett (Bis 10) questionnaire. RESULTS: The adolescents suffering from Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) scored the highest points 51.6; the control group without any chronic disease was second with 25.2 and the asthmatic adolescents were third with 23.4 points for their impulsivity. CONCLUSION: It should be made clear to the people that the child comes in contact with his impulsive behavior is uncontrollable, and there is no justification for being angry with him nor any punishment. Patience and education is the answer. These adolescent should be under professional care in order to help him define more acceptable ways and means of deportment according to the norms and standards of his society.

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