Diagnosing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in College Students: An Investigation of the Impact of Informant Ratings on Diagnosis and Subjective Impairment

Autor/inn/en	Katz, Nolan; Petscher, Yaacov; Welles, Theresa
Titel	Diagnosing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in College Students: An Investigation of the Impact of Informant Ratings on Diagnosis and Subjective Impairment
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 13 (2009) 3, S.277-283 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Petscher, Yaacov)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054708326112
Schlagwörter	College Students; Hyperactivity; Interrater Reliability; Attention Deficit Disorders; Evaluation Criteria; Clinical Diagnosis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Scores; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Referral; Diagnostic Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Hyperaktivität; Interrater-Reliabilität; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test
Abstract	Objective: Formal criteria for the use informant-ratings of adult ADHD symptoms have not been established yet they are commonplace in standard assessment batteries. Method: The current study explores the relationship between self- and informant-ratings and the impact of requiring interrater agreement in a sample comprised of 190 self-referred college students. Results: Participants self-reported higher childhood and current symptoms scores and current impairment scores than informants. Similarities were evident between diagnostic groups who met ADHD criteria by self-report only and by both sources when considering the number of self-reported settings of impairment. Diagnostic groups who met criteria by informant-report only and by both sources were similar when considering informant-reported settings of impairment. Conclusion: Participants who meet criteria for ADHD based on one source endorse a similar number of settings of impairment as participants who meet criteria for ADHD by both sources. The implications for the use of informant-ratings are presented. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10