title: The validity of the ADHD section of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the concurrent criterion validity of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) portion of the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV (NIMHDISC-IV). Fifty-seven adolescent participants were divided into three groups on the basis of whether participants met criteria for ADHD on caretaker and adolescent responses on the DISC: (a) 18 participants for whom both the caretakers and adolescents endorsed ADHD, (b) 17 participants for whom the caretakers but not the youth endorsed ADHD, and (c) a clinical control group with no ADHD diagnosis (n = 22). These three groups were compared across parent, teacher, and adolescent checklists; clinician diagnosis; and three objective measures of behavior (continuous performance task, actigraphy monitoring, and a structured observation). Findings lend partial support to the concurrent criterion validity of the ADHD section of DISC.
authors.affiliation: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Handwerk
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Cristopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Friman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results