Level of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Concentration in A sample of Hyperactive Versus Pro social school children in Ir aqi City
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common recognized psychiatric disorder of Childhood and its cause is still unknow n.during the last years number of studies have appearedon the subject of relationships between thy roid hormones and psychiatric disease. Objective: To assess the association between thyroid stimulati ng hormone (TSH) concentrations, for the Purpose of comparing the hormone levels among schoo l children with ADHD, and those healthy school Children with pro social traits. Subjects &Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted for the peri od from the first of June 2013 to the 31 st March 2014. The study sample was (100) school chi ldren diagnosedwith behavioral disorders including ADHD with or without conduct or aggressiv e disorder. In comparison with (100)school children characterized by pro social traits as a co ntrol group. Assessment of behavioural disorders depended on Rutter behavioralQuestionnaire (RBQ) a s a behavioral scale used by teachers for assessment of school children behavior. Measurement of serum TSH concentration level was done to school children with ADHD, those with conduct disor der, and to the controlsgroup. Results: Out of 100 school children who are diagnosed as hav ing ADHD, 65% were males and 35% were females. School children who were found to have con duct disorder comorbid with ADHD constituted 49% of them 32% were males and 17% were females. S chool children diagnosed to have ADHD, without