title: [Relationship between self-reported ADHD symptoms and WAIS-IV performance].
abstract: This study has examined the relationship between cognitive functions and self-reported symptoms in ADHD adults. Cognitive functions were investigated with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) in N=113 ADHD adults. The severity of self-reported symptoms was based on a screening questionnaire (ADHS-E). Results indicated only weak correlations between self-reported ADHD symptoms and WAIS-IV performance. The ADHS-E scale "Emotion & Affect" accounted for a small but significant variance on most WAIS-IV indices and turned out to be the most important variable to explain performance. The findings suggest that concurrent and discrepant information contribute to a differentiated examination on adult ADHD and that both objective performance diagnostics and self-reports complement each other within the diagnostic process.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universität Bremen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Theiling
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petermann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daseking
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult