Table 2 Severity of ADHD in the patient group as assessed by Conners’ Parent Rating Scale
Conners’ Parent Rating Scale domain | Mean | Standard deviation | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
Oppositional | 67.87 | 10.80 | Clinically significant |
Cognitive impairment | 71.13 | 9.77 | Clinically significant |
Hyperactivity | 75.60 | 10.46 | Clinically significant |
Anxiety–shyness | 48.43 | 4.36 | Normal |
Perfectionism | 48.15 | 4.33 | Normal |
Social problems | 49.23 | 4.81 | Normal |
Psychosomatic | 48.18 | 4.31 | Normal |
Conners’ ADHD index | 72.83 | 6.90 | Clinically significant |
Conners’ index: restless–impulsive | 74.28 | 10.24 | Clinically significant |
Conners’ index: emotional lability | 67.45 | 15.05 | Clinically significant |
Conners’ global index | 70.85 | 9.77 | Clinically significant |
DSM-IV: inattentive | 70.08 | 8.15 | Clinically significant |
DSM-IV: hyperactivity–impulsive | 74.28 | 10.24 | Clinically significant |
DSM-IV: total | 76.53 | 10.13 | Clinically significant |