Kavakcı, Önder Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Demirel, Yeltekin Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Kuğu, Nesim Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Nur, Naim Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Doğan, Orhan Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

A primary study on the relation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with impulsivity and obesity

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Aim: An association have been maintained between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and impulsivity with obesity. In this study, the relationships between ADHD, impulsivity and Body Mass Index (BMI) were investigated among the family physicians in Sivas city. Method: Seventy eight female and 177 male, a total of 255 physicians participated in the study. The participants filled in sociodemographical data, ADHD (Adult Self-Report Scale; ASRS)-Adult Self Report Scale, Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and Barratt‟s Impulsivity Scale (BIS). Results: 0.08 % of the participated physcians met the criteria of ADHD when the ASRS cut-off score were taken as 44 in the study. There was no association between BMI, WURS and ASRS. Positive correlations were determined between those with BMI above the border of obesity and BIS total score, attentional impulsiveness and unplanned impulsiveness. There was no association between obesity and motor impulsiveness. There was a positive correlation between age and BMI, also negative correlations were found between age and BIS total score, attentional impulsivity, motor impulsivity, unplanned impulsivity and ASRS. Conclusion: In the obese individuals, impulsivity has been found to be significantly more common than the individuals with normal weight and over-weight. Approaches that focused to the impulsivity can be efficacious in obesity treatment.

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Obesity , attention deficit , hyperactivity disorder , impulsivity , doctors

Cumhuriyet Medical Journal

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