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Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, And Depression, Jeanne Marie Goacher
Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, And Depression, Jeanne Marie Goacher
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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of depression that is going untreated in adolescents with an Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. This study included high school age students (grades 9-12) who either had a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD, had never been diagnosed with depression, and who have never been treated for depression and another group who did not have a diagnosis of either ADD/ ADHD or depression. After obtaining parental permission, through a questionnaire format, the students were given the Beck Depression Inventory. A Chi-Square was performed to …