Is there a relationship between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and manic symptoms among children with mental retardation of unknown etiology?

Fidan, TulinKirpinar, IsmetORAL, MeltemKocak, Kubra2020-10-292020-10-292011-11-01Fidan T., Kirpinar I., ORAL M., Kocak K., -Is there a relationship between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and manic symptoms among children with mental retardation of unknown etiology?-, COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, cilt.52, ss.644-649, 2011http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/26603Mental retardation (MR) is common and lifelong. In children and adolescents with MR, the rate of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder is higher than that in the general population. However, there are no previous sufficient data that exist in establishing a relationship between ADHD and manic symptoms. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between manic symptoms and ADHD as well as oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) in children with MR of unknown etiology (MR-UE).Is there a relationship between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and manic symptoms among children with mental retardation of unknown etiology?ArticleWOS:0002964718000118005404030610.1016/j.comppsych.2010.11.007