Reliability and Validity of a DSM-IV Based ADHD Screener

Weiler, Michael; Bellinger, David C.; Simmons, Esau; Rappaport, Leonard; Urion, David K.; Mitchell, William; Bassett, Nancy; Burke, Pamela; Marmor, Jacilyn; Waber, Deborah P.

doi:10.1076/0929-7049(200003)6:1;1-b;ft003

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“…Treatment settings may favor a higher case-finding rate because of the opportunity to observe and assess behavior is greater than the methods of prospective research designs. For example, ADHD research instruments have a sensitivity of 70–90% [43,44], and would likely identify fewer cases of ADHD than the "gold standard" of careful clinical assessment, expected to find most cases. For this report, diagnosis had been made primarily by one interviewer, which could favor consistency, but also leads to potential biases that skew results.…”

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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment

Altfas¹

2002

BMC Psychiatry

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Background: Bariatric patients showing poor "focus" during treatment more often failed to lose weight or maintain reduced weight. Evaluation of these patients identified a number having attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), evidently a potent factor limiting successful weight control. After searches found no published reports describing comorbid ADHD and obesity, this report was conceived to begin exploring the prevalence and characteristics of these patients.

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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment

Altfas¹

2002

BMC Psychiatry

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“…Families were invited to participate if the child met the following criteria: WISC-III Full Scale IQ of 80 or above; no evidence of Attention De®cit / Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/ HD) from either parent or teacher report on the Diagnostic Rating Scale, a DSM-IV referenced Attention De®cit / Hyperactivity Disorder screening instrument Weiler et al, 2000); no evidence of signi®cant behavioral disturbance on the Behavioral Assessment Scale for Children, Parent Version (BASC, Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992); no evidence by history or examination of neurologic impairment; no current treatment with psychoactive medication; and English as the primary language. A group of 203 children met these criteria and agreed to participate in the research program.…”

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Sources of Poor Performance on the Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure Test among Children With Learning Difficulties: A Dynamic Assessment Approach

Kirkwood

Weiler²,

Bernstein³

et al. 2001

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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A dynamic assessment approach was used to examine the source of poor performance on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) among 202 school-age children referred for learning difficulties. The ROCF was administered in the standard format and then in a structured format that highlighted the design's organizational framework. Manipulating encoding in this way improved recall to at least age-level for the majority of children. Those children who did not benefit from the structured format had relatively poor visual organizational skills. For most children with learning problems, poor ROCF performance stems from metacognitive difficulties; for a minority, the source appears to be more perceptual. A dynamic assessment procedure can enhance the diagnostic utility of the ROCF for children.

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“…If only teacher rating scales were used, ADHD-PI predominated in eight of nine samples (Baumgaertel et al 1995;Carlson et al 1997;Gomez et al 1999;Mitsis et al 2000;Nolan et al 2001;Weiler et al 2000;Wolraich et al 1996. If only parent rating scales were used, ADHD-PI predominated in six of eight studies Graetz et al 2001;Mitsis et al 2000;Pineda et al 1999;Rasmussen et al 2002;Weiler et al 1999).…”

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The Shifting Subtypes of ADHD: Classification Depends on How Symptom Reports are Combined

Rowland

Skipper

Rabiner

et al. 2008

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Research on the correlates of ADHD subtypes has yielded inconsistent findings, perhaps because the procedures used to define subtypes vary across studies. We examined this possibility by investigating whether the ADHD subtype distribution in a community sample was sensitive to different methods for combining informant data. We conducted a study to screen all children in grades 1-5 (N = 7847) in a North Carolina County for ADHD. Teachers completed a DSM-IV behavior rating scale and parents completed a structured telephone interview. We found substantial differences in the distribution of ADHD subtypes depending on whether one or both sources were used to define the subtypes. When parent and teacher data were combined, the procedures used substantially influenced subtype distribution. We conclude the ADHD subtype distribution is sensitive to how symptom information is combined and that standardization of the subtyping process is required to advance our understanding of the correlates of different ADHD subtypes.

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Reliability and Validity of a DSM-IV Based ADHD Screener

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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment

Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment

Sources of Poor Performance on the Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure Test among Children With Learning Difficulties: A Dynamic Assessment Approach

The Shifting Subtypes of ADHD: Classification Depends on How Symptom Reports are Combined

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