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Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 58, Issue 2, August 2005, Pages 164-167
 
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Attention deficit and learning disabilities (ADHD/LD) among high school pupils in Holon (Israel)

Uzi Brooka, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author and Mona Boazb

aDepartment of Pediatrics, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medecine in Tel Aviv University, Holon 58100, Israel bEpidemiology Unit, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 58100, Israel

Received 12 November 2003; 
revised 24 July 2004; 
accepted 26 July 2004. 
Available online 11 September 2004.

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Abstract

Five hundred forty-three students participated in the study. The prevalence of ADHD according to criteria of DSM-4 among them was 15.2%, including three subgroups: ADHD (inattentive)- 9.7%, combined- 4.5%, and ADHD-hyperactivity-impulsivity (HI)- 1%. The prevalence of learning disability (LD) was 17.6%. The gender ratio in both groups (ADHD and LD) was equal. These pupils had lower academic achievements with lower marks. The prevalence of ADHD/LD found in the present study in Israel is in a higher range of those reported in the literature. We should remember that ADHD/LD is a neuro-behavioral disability and these children and adolescents need an early educational correcting program at home and at school.

Keywords: ADHD; LD; High school pupils; Prevalence; Academic achievements

Article Outline

1. Introduction
1.1. Aim of the study
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion and conclusion
4.1. Discussion
4.2. Conclusions
4.3. Practice implications
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