| Summary: | Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence and comorbidity rates of ADHD in a community sample of school-age children. Method: Participants were 1,508 children aged 6 to 14 years. Parents and teachers of each child completed the Turgay Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (T-DSM-IV-S). Screen-positive cases were interviewed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL). Diagnoses were based on DSM-IV criteria. Results: The prevalence rate of ADHD was 8%. Children from extended families had extremely high rates (46.4%) of ADHD. Sixty percent of children with ADHD had one or more comorbid diagnoses. The most common comorbidities were learning disorders (35.7%) and oppositional defiant disorder (22.6%). Conclusion: The prevalence and comorbidity rates of ADHD in school-age children in Turkey are similar to those found in previous studies in other countries. C1 [Zorlu, Adil] Izmir Tepecik Training & Res Hosp, Izmir, Turkey. [Unlu, Gulsen; Cakaloz, Burcu; Buber, Ahmet] Pamukkale Univ, Fac Med, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, TR-20070 Denizli, Turkey. [Zencir, Mehmet] Pamukkale Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Denizli, Turkey. [Isildar, Yetis] Sami Ulus Training & Res Hosp, Ankara, Turkey.
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