Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37065
Title: The prevalence and comorbidity rates of specific learning disorder among primary school children in Turkey
Authors: Büber, Ahmet
Başay, Ömer
Şenol, Hande
Keywords: children
comorbidity
prevalence
Specific learning disorder
anxiety disorder
Article
attention deficit disorder
autism
birth weight
child
communication disorder
conduct disorder
family income
female
food intake
human
intellectual impairment
junk food
learning disorder
literacy
major clinical study
major depression
male
mathematics
mental disease
nuclear family
oppositional defiant disorder
parent
pediatric patient
primary school
reading
risk factor
Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
school child
screen time
teacher
Turkey (republic)
writing
behavior disorder
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
psychology
school
turkey (bird)
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Child
Child Behavior Disorders
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Male
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Prevalence
Schools
Specific Learning Disorder
Turkey
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of specific learning disorder (SLD), comorbid disorders, and risk factors in primary school children for the first time in two-stage design in Turkey. Materials and methods: Participants were 1041 pupils in 28 primary schools and aged from 7 to 11. The Mathematics, Reading, Writing Assessment Scale (MOYA) teacher and parent forms were used in the screening stage and parents and teachers of each child completed MOYA. Ninety-five children were screen positive and eighty-three of these children participated in the interview. SLD diagnoses were based on DSM V criteria. Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children–Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) was used for the comorbid psychiatric disorders. Results and conclusions: The prevalence rate of the SLD was 6.6%, impairment in reading was 4%, in mathematics was 3.6%, and in written expression was 1.8%. About 62.75% of children with SLD had one or more comorbid diagnoses. ADHD was the most common comorbid mental disorder in SLD (54.9%). SLD prevalence was higher among males. The prevalence of SLD in primary school children in Turkey is consistent with previous studies. © 2020, © 2020 The Nordic Psychiatric Association.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37065
https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2020.1740782
ISSN: 0803-9488
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