When diagnosing ADHD in young adults emphasize informant reports, DSM items, and impairment.

MH Sibley, WE Pelham Jr, BSG Molina… - Journal of consulting …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: This study examined several questions about the diagnosis of attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young adults using data from a childhood-diagnosed …

Diagnosing ADHD in adolescence.

MH Sibley, WE Pelham Jr, BSG Molina… - Journal of consulting …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: This study examines adolescent-specific practical problems associated with
current practice parameters for diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to …

Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in young adults: A qualitative review of the utility of assessment measures and recommendations for …

P Marshall, J Hoelzle, M Nikolas - The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Identify assessment measures that augment the clinical interview and improve the
diagnostic accuracy of adult ADHD assessment. Method: The sometimes limited research …

Use of self-ratings in the assessment of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

P Murphy, R Schachar - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2000 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to determine if adults can provide a true
rating of their own childhood and current symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder …

Defining ADHD symptom persistence in adulthood: optimizing sensitivity and specificity

MH Sibley, JM Swanson, LE Arnold… - Journal of child …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Longitudinal studies of children diagnosed with ADHD report widely ranging
ADHD persistence rates in adulthood (5–75%). This study documents how information …

Self-ratings of ADHD symptoms in adults I: Factor structure and normative data

CK Conners, D Erhardt, JN Epstein… - Journal of Attention …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although well-standardized behavior rating scales are routinely utilized in
children for evaluations of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), comparable …

Accuracy of adult recall of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

S Mannuzza, RG Klein, DF Klein… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Although reports of childhood status are necessary for making a diagnosis of
adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), systematic investigation of the accuracy …

Changes in ADHD symptom endorsement: Preschool to school age

JT Curchack-Lichtin, A Chacko, JM Halperin - Journal of Abnormal Child …, 2014 - Springer
To investigate endorsement patterns among the 18 DSM-IV symptoms of ADHD in a
longitudinal sample of children with and without ADHD (n= 144), as assessed at ages 4-5, 5 …

Assessing ADHD in college students: Integrating multiple evidence sources with symptom and performance validity data.

JM Nelson, BJ Lovett - Psychological Assessment, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Prior research supports the use of multiple types of evidence from multiple sources when
assessing ADHD in adults. However, limited research has examined how to best integrate …

Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults in primary care

B Montano - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2004 - psychiatrist.com
The prevalence rate of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) indicates that
4.5% of adults continue to exhibit ADHD from childhood. Most adult sufferers of ADHD have …