title: Reliability and validity of a DSM-IV based ADHD screener.
abstract: The Diagnostic Rating Scale (DRS) was completed by the parents and teachers of 82 children referred for clinical evaluations, 73 referred children seen twice, and 218 non-referred children from the community. The DRS, which uses a categorical rather than a dimensional rating approach, was 70% to 90% sensitive to diagnoses of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) made by blind clinical teams. In research and clinical applications, the DRS could improve screening efficiency, especially in situations where it would be desirable to exclude all children who might have ADHD or identify all children with Hyperactive-Impulsive symptoms. Because of its objectivity and consistency with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV criteria, the DRS could facilitate comparison of participant samples across studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA. weiler_m@a1.tch.harvard.edu
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bellinger
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Rappaport
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Urion
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marmor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waber
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity