Table 1.
Youth Responses to the Mental Health Questions
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Question | Responding Yes |
| ADHD | ||
| Inattention | Do you find that you are the type of person who gets complaints from parents or teachers that you don't listen to instructions or directions? | 55 |
| Impulsivity | Do you frequently tend to act before thinking? | 71 |
| Difficulty waiting | Do you often have difficulty waiting for your turn during games or when doing things with other people your age? | 32 |
| Fidgeting | Do you often fidget and find it difficult to sit still? | 52 |
| Mania | ||
| Elation | Has there ever been a period of time of at least several days, during which time you were not using alcohol or other drugs, when you felt on top of the world—as though you had special abilities or superhuman talents? | 26 |
| Boundless energy | During such a period, when you were not using alcohol or drugs, have you ever felt that you had tremendous energy, like that of a superperson? | 39 |
| Racing thoughts | During such a period, when you were not using alcohol or drugs, did you ever feel as though your thoughts were racing? | 42 |
| Sleeplessness | During such a period, when you were not using alcohol or drugs, did you ever feel that you could go for a long period without sleep? | 30 |
| Anxiety | ||
| Parents | Do you worry a great deal when you are away from home that something bad might happen to your parents? | 45 |
| Social phobia | Do you often refuse to go to school because you are afraid that something bad will happen to your parents or some other important person? | 9 |
| Academic/peer | Do you ever worry a lot about how well you are doing as a student or whether you have enough friends? | 37 |
| Future | Do you worry a great deal about how future events will turn out? | 67 |
| Depression | ||
| Sadness | Has there ever been a continuous 2-week time period during which you felt sad or down most of the time—as if you didn't care about anything anymore? | 55 |
| Crying | Have you ever continuously felt like crying for several days in a row? | 32 |
| Insomnia | Have you ever had any trouble sleeping that lasted for many days? | 38 |
| Suicidal ideation | Have you ever felt so down that you felt like ending your life? | 20 |
| Suicide attempts | Have you ever actually attempted suicide? | 8 |
Note. N = 182 or 183, depending on variable.