[The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS].
OBJECTIVE
This study analyzes the German version of the teacher rated Symptom Checklist for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (FBB-HKS) which is part of the Diagnostic System of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DISYPS-KJ). Factorial validity as well as convergent, divergent und differential validity and reliability (internal consistency and retest reliability) of the scale are analyzed.


METHODS
The questionnaire consists of 20 four point symptom items, assessing the 18 symptom-criteria according to ICD-10 und DSM-IV. Data were collected in a sample of pupils from a school for children with behavioral, emotional and learning problems (study 1: n = 50), as well as in a referred sample from a child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic (study 2: n = 78), and a sample from a multi-center study on the effects of long-acting methylphenidate (study 3: n = 79).


RESULTS
The exploratory and the confirmatory factor analyses confirm both a three factor structure with hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention as separate factors and a two factor structure (with hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention). Internal consistencies and retest reliabilities are in a good to very good range. Convergent, divergent and differential validity can be confirmed. Thus, the rating scale is suitable for the assessment of ADHD symptoms at school.
Breuer
Dieter
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters am Klinikum der Universität zu Köln, Köln. heinz-dieter.breuer@uk-koeln.de
Wolff Metternich
Tanja
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Döpfner
Manfred
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D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D008774:Methylphenidate