Özgür E.Aksu H.Gürbüz-Özgür B.Başak H.S.Eskiizmir G.2024-07-222024-07-22201600414301http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15994The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other disruptive behavior disorders in children with recurrent epistaxis (RE). Children aged between 6-11 years were enrolled according to presence (n=34) and absence (n=103) of RE. Turgay DSM-IV-Based Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Disorders Screening and Rating Scale was applied to parents. Moreover, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime Version was performed. Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and ADHD were determined in 17.6% and 32.4% of patients, respectively. When psychiatric diagnoses between both groups were compared, statistically significant differences were found in terms of ADHD and ODD (p=0.028 and p=0.003). In children with RE, the frequency of ADHD and ODD are higher than children without RE. A referral to a child psychiatrist should be considered, if a child with RE also has symptoms of increased activity, inattention and/or body-injurious behaviors. © 2016, Turkish Journal of Pediatrics. All rights reserved.EnglishAll Open Access; Bronze Open AccessAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersCase-Control StudiesChildComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEpistaxisFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsArticleattention deficit disorderbehavior disordercase control studychildcontrolled studydisruptive behaviorDSM-IVepistaxisfemalehumanhyperactivitymajor clinical studymaleoppositional defiant disorderprospective studyrecurrent diseaserisk factorSchedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophreniaschizophreniasemi structured interviewAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisorderscomorbiditycomplicationDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disordersepistaxispsychological rating scaleArticle10.24953/turkjped.2016.03.010