[New Ways of Diagnosing ADHD in Adults].
ObjectiveDiagnosing Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults requires that ADHD has already been present in childhood. However, recall of ADHD-symptoms in childhood is fallible, for example influenced by mood. Furthermore, diagnostics need a procedure to handle oblivion and judgment biases. The Essen-Interview-for-school-days-related-biography (EIS-B) addresses these problems and offers a tool for retrospectively diagnosing childhood ADHD in adults.Method36 patients with ADHD, 27 patients with depression or adjustment disorders and 39 healthy controls were included in the pilot study. All participants were comparable regarding age and gender.ResultsInternal consistency varied between α = 0.58 and α = 0.97, split-half-reliability wasr= 0.98, inter-rater-reliability yieldedκ= 0.66. Retest-reliability varied betweenr= 0.40 andr= 0.88. Sensitivity was 82 %. Specificity yielded 100 %.DiscussionThe results indicate that EIS-B is a reliable and valid interview to retrospectively elucidate symptoms of childhood ADHD in adult patients. Further studies should aim for replication of our results using a larger sample size.
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Marco
M
Grabemann
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Marco
M
Zimmermann
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Laura
L
Strunz
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Monika
M
Ebbert-Grabemann
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Norbert
N
Scherbaum
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.
Bernhard
B
Kis
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, LVR-Klinikum Essen.
Christian
C
Mette
D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies