title: Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to Identify ADHD-Like Symptoms.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of creating a new scale on the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) to assess for ADHD-like symptomatology.
  
  
  
  Two approaches to scale development were compared: (a) stepwise regression using PAI scales and subscales as predictors and the CAARS-H index as the dependent variable and (b) a MANOVA using discharge diagnosis as the grouping variable and PAI scales and subscales as the dependent variables.
  
  
  
  Stepwise regression identified six PAI scales and subscales (PIM, RXR, SOM-S, ARD-T, MAN-A, and SCZ-T) that were responsible for a large proportion of variance (39%) in the CAARS-H index, and the MANOVA also identified six subscales that significantly differed between those clients eventually diagnosed with ADHD and those not diagnosed (ANT-S, SCZ-T, MAN-A, ANX-C, BOR-S, and MAN-G).
  
  
  
  Although each set produced statistically significant findings, neither produced high correct classification rates in the eventual diagnosis of ADHD.
authors: 1 Murray State University, KY, USA.
authors: Jeffery
authors: J
authors: Watson
authors: 1 Murray State University, KY, USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Liljequist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: PAI; adult ADHD; assessment; scale development