ADHD Studies in Saudi Arabia

Below is a curated list of published studies related to different aspects of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Saudi Arabia. If you know of any publications in or about ADHD in KSA that you believe should be included here, please let us know.

You can also find a list of review articles, and a chronological list of related publications, and a list of related theses that have been made available online.

Prevalence

Year	Title	City	Primary Author
2019	Prevalence of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among medical students in Riyadh City	Riyadh	Alrahili, N.
2018	Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbid psychiatric and behavioral problems among primary school students in western Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	AlZaben, F. N.
2018	Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Saudi Arabia A Preliminary Prevalence Screening	National	Maajeeny, H.
2017	Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among primary school-children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2015-2016	Riyadh	Albatti, T. H.
2015	A Pilot Study on the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among Saudi Children and Adolescents: a Sample from a Selected Community in Riyadh City	Riyadh	Al-Modayfer, O.
2013	A Descriptive Study of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Sabia City, Saudi Arabia.	Jizan	Abu Taleb, R. A.
2013	Prevalence of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Students in Jeddah city, KSA	Jeddah	Homidi, M.
2012	Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms in female schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia	Alkhobar	Jenahi, E.
2010	Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder in school-aged children in Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Alqahtani, M. M.
2010	The Comorbidity of ADHD in the General Population of Saudi Arabian School-Age Children	Asir	Alqahtani, M. M.
2008	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among male primary school children in Dammam, Saudi Arabia: prevalence and associated factors	Dammam	Al-Hamed, J. H.
2004	Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Male Saudi Schoolchildren and Adolescents: Prevalence and Risk Factors	Taif	Abdel-Fattah, M. M.

Incidence

Year	Title	City	Primary Author
2016	Neurobehavioral outcomes of school-age children born preterm: a preliminary study in the Arabic community	Riyadh	Alqahtani, M. M.
2012	Pattern of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders among patients consulting publicly-funded child psychiatric clinics in Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Al-Habeeb, A. A.
2003	Co-morbidity and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Al-Haidar, F. A.
1996	A survey of a child psychiatry clinic in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia: Clinical profile and cross-cultural comparison	Riyadh	Abur Rahim, F.

Awareness and Attitudes

Year	Title	City	Primary Author
2019	Knowledge and Attitude of Female Teachers Toward ADHD at Elementary Schools, Jeddah, KSA, 2017	Jeddah	Basudan, M.
2018	Knowledge, attitude, and performance of primary healthcare physicians in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	Asir	Al‐Ahmari, A. A.
2018	Effect of Educational Program on Elementary School Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Classroom Management Techniques Regards Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Hail	Alabd, A. M.
2018	Elementary school teachers’ knowledge of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder	Medina	Al‐Moghamsi, E. Y.
2018	Knowledge and Attitude of Male Primary School Teachers about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Alfageer, H. H.
2017	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Knowledge and Perception of Dental Care Providers	Jeddah	Al Nowaiser, A.
2017	Awareness of Saudi Population in Madina Region About Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) in Children	Medina	Alghamdi, K.
2016	The Need for Teaching Strategies for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at Saudi Arabian Schools	Jeddah	Kamal, M. O.
2016	How do parents view psychological assessment and intervention for their children with ADHD in Saudi Arabia?	Riyadh	Alqahtani, M. M.
2016	Cross-National Comparisons of Teachers’ Knowledge and Misconceptions of ADHD	Riyadh	Sciutto, M. J.
2015	Behavioral Problems Associated with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Students As Perceived by Elementary School Teachers in Riyadh	Riyadh	Abaoud, A. A.
2015	The Impact of Parents’ Medication Beliefs on ADHD Management	Riyadh	Alqahtani, M. M.
2015	The Knowledge and Beliefs Concerning ADHD Held by parents of children with ADHD in Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Abed, M.
2014	The knowledge and beliefs concerning attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) held by children with ADHD in Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Abed, M.
2014	Knowledge and Misperceptions Towards Diagnosis and Management of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) among primary school and kindergarten female teachers in Al-Rusaifah district, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia	Makkah	Munshi, A. M.
2014	Saudi Arabian Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs about ADHD	Jeddah	Abed, M.
2013	Teachers’ Knowledge and Misconceptions of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	Riyadh	Alkahtani, K. D.
2013	Enhancement the Awareness of Family Care givers Caring their Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder of the General Administration of Intellectual Education Centers in the city of Abha	Abha	Zaki, R. A.
2010	Challenging Gifted Children and the Phenomenon of AD/HD: A Qualitative Study of Teachers“ and Parents” Perceptions in a Saudi Arabian Primary School	Jeddah	Alamiri, F.

Diagnosis

Year	Title	City	Primary Author
2019	Appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the AGREE II Instrument: A systematic review	Riyadh	Amer, Y. S.
2009	A screening tool for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children in Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Hassan, A. M.

Language & Communication

Year	Title	City	Primary Author
2017	Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Riyadh	Al-Dakroury, W.
2016	The Comorbidity between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Arabic  Speech Sound Disorder	Riyadh	Hariri, R. O.
2016	The Possible Impact of Interlocutor Familiarity on Verbal Interaction in Children with ADHD	Riyadh	Al-Dakroury, W.
2012	The Acquisition of Discourse Markers in Arabic First Language Acquisition: A Case Study of a Saudi ADHD Child	Riyadh	Alahmadi, M.

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