title: Clinical Use of Continuous Performance Tests to Diagnose Children With ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the diagnostic application of continuous performance tests in children with ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 114 children (aged 6-12) from August 2012 to May 2014. Seventy-nine children were diagnosed with ADHD and 35 were enrolled as controls. The Advanced Test of Attention (ATA) was administered to all participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant between-group differences for the frequency distribution of four ATA variables. The ATA criteria yielded a diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 84.8% and 45.7%, respectively. Discriminant analysis revealed that auditory reaction time variability and visual commission errors helped distinguish between the groups. Discriminate functions indicated correct classification of 64.9% children. ADHD children tended to have lower intra-class correlation coefficients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that the ATA distributions of ADHD individuals may differ from the general population; in addition, the ATA results could not independently diagnose ADHD. Therefore, they should be considered carefully before diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, South Korea.|2 University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jangho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.|3 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Changyoon
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 1 Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, South Korea.|2 University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Joon-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.|3 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yeonho
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: 4 College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Sup
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 5 Bright Future Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.|3 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: ADHD; child assessment; continuous performance tests; diagnostic validity