O TDAH no Brasil e na Espanha: uma comparação transcultural

Abstract

This PhD thesis aimed to investigate ADHD in Brazil and Spain from the perspective of parents and teachers. This work is divided into three studies: a) Study 1 consisted of a literature review of studies on the prevalence of ADHD in five continents, focusing on the estimates of prevalence; the sampling process; the type of study; diagnostic criteria; and the main variables explored by studies; b) Study 2 compared the perception of mothers in relation to behavior problems listed in the CBCL (Child Behavior Checklist) in two independent clinical samples composed of Brazilian and Spanish children with ADHD diagnosis. The study was exploratory-descriptive, documental, retrospective, cross-sectional, quantitative nature of the medical records treated between 2010 to April 2015 at the University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca- Murcia / Spain, and the University Hospital Bettina Ferro de Souza - Belém / Brazil; c) Study 3, compared the teacher’s perspective in relation to behaviour problems in students diagnosed with ADHD. This is a documentary investigation of exploratory-descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional, in which resorted to analysis of children and adolescents records, especially the TRF (Teacher Report Form) between the years 2013 and 2014 diagnosed with ADHD two clinical psychology units located in Brazil and Spain. The main contribution of this work was to find similar symptoms in two independent samples composed of children and adolescents ADHD diagnosis. The comparison of the two different cultures from the perspective of two informants representing different environments, in this case, mothers who evaluated the behavior in the family environment, and teachers who interpreted the symptoms in the school environment, enriched these findings.