TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-reported symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
T2 - rate of endorsement and association with neuropsychological performance in an adult psychiatric sample
AU - Schneider, Brooke C.
AU - Thoering, Teresa
AU - Cludius, Barbara
AU - Moritz, Steffen
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - The lack of specificity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms represents a diagnostic challenge, especially when assessing psychiatric patients reporting a wide range of complaints. Rate of endorsement of ADHD symptoms, and their association with neuropsychological performance, was examined in a psychiatric sample of 71 adults, who had been referred for a neuropsychological evaluation. Patients completed two self-report measures of ADHD symptoms, the ADHD Self-Report Scale (ADHD-SR) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale-Short Form, as well as measures of attention, executive functioning, visuoconstructional ability, and verbal learning and memory. On the ADHD-SR, 74.6% of the sample met the cutoff for inattention or hyperactivity, while 81.7% met the cutoff for impulsivity. Neuropsychological performance was weakly associated with self-reported symptoms. Our results suggest that psychiatric patients commonly report symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Assessment utilizing multiple sources is necessary to confirm whether self-reported symptoms are indicative of ADHD or reflect other causes.
AB - The lack of specificity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms represents a diagnostic challenge, especially when assessing psychiatric patients reporting a wide range of complaints. Rate of endorsement of ADHD symptoms, and their association with neuropsychological performance, was examined in a psychiatric sample of 71 adults, who had been referred for a neuropsychological evaluation. Patients completed two self-report measures of ADHD symptoms, the ADHD Self-Report Scale (ADHD-SR) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale-Short Form, as well as measures of attention, executive functioning, visuoconstructional ability, and verbal learning and memory. On the ADHD-SR, 74.6% of the sample met the cutoff for inattention or hyperactivity, while 81.7% met the cutoff for impulsivity. Neuropsychological performance was weakly associated with self-reported symptoms. Our results suggest that psychiatric patients commonly report symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Assessment utilizing multiple sources is necessary to confirm whether self-reported symptoms are indicative of ADHD or reflect other causes.
KW - ADHD
KW - Assessment
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Differential diagnosis
KW - Prevalence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928951581&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/arclin/acv015
DO - 10.1093/arclin/acv015
M3 - Article
C2 - 25851625
AN - SCOPUS:84928951581
SN - 1873-5843
VL - 30
SP - 186
EP - 191
JO - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
JF - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
IS - 3
ER -