Psychometric Properties of an Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview Export

@article{citeulike:2007931, abstract = {Although research has been conducted to support the psychometric properties of rating scales used to assess ADHD in adults, little work has been published examining semi-structured interviews to assess ADHD in adults. The present study examined the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Conners Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) in a sample (N = 30) of patients referred to an outpatient clinic. Kappa statistics for individual symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity were in the fair to good range for current report and retrospective childhood report. Kappa values for overall diagnosis, which included all DSM-IV symptoms, were fair for both current (adult) ADHD diagnosis (kappa = .67) and childhood report (kappa = .69). Concurrent validity was demonstrated for adult hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and child inattentive symptoms. The findings are discussed in the context of overall issues pertaining to adult ADHD assessment. 10.1177/1087054705283575}, author = {Epstein, J. N. and Kollins, S. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {2007931}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054705283575}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jad.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/504}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16481667}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16481667}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1087054705283575}, journal = {J Atten Disord}, keywords = {adhd, adult, caadid, caars, diagnosis}, month = {February}, number = {3}, pages = {504--514}, posted-at = {2007-11-28 22:22:47}, priority = {3}, title = {Psychometric Properties of an Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054705283575}, volume = {9}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2007931 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2007931 N2 - Although research has been conducted to support the psychometric properties of rating scales used to assess ADHD in adults, little work has been published examining semi-structured interviews to assess ADHD in adults. The present study examined the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Conners Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) in a sample (N = 30) of patients referred to an outpatient clinic. Kappa statistics for individual symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity were in the fair to good range for current report and retrospective childhood report. Kappa values for overall diagnosis, which included all DSM-IV symptoms, were fair for both current (adult) ADHD diagnosis (kappa = .67) and childhood report (kappa = .69). Concurrent validity was demonstrated for adult hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and child inattentive symptoms. The findings are discussed in the context of overall issues pertaining to adult ADHD assessment. 10.1177/1087054705283575 IS - 3 JF - J Atten Disord EP - 514 TI - Psychometric Properties of an Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview VL - 9 SP - 504 KW - adhd KW - adult KW - caadid KW - caars KW - diagnosis AU - Epstein, JN AU - Kollins, SH PY - 2006/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054705283575 ER -