TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) executive function and behavior rating screening battery
AU - Hale, James B.
AU - Reddy, Linda A.
AU - Decker, Scott L.
AU - Thompson, Rebecca
AU - Henzel, Julie
AU - Teodori, Annemarie
AU - Forrest, Elizabeth
AU - Eusebio, Eleazar
AU - Denckla, Martha Bridge
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Attention problems are ubiquitous in clinical practice, commonly found in many childhood learning and behavior disorders. Practitioners need cost- and time-effective methods for determining whether children have attention problems due to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or numerous other conditions. This study examined the utility of a 15-minute ADHD screening battery designed to differentiate ADHD (including inattentive, IT, and combined, CT, subtypes), specific learning disability (SLD), and typical child samples. Results for the 368 children (age 6 to 12 years) revealed that the Trail Making Test-Part B (Time/Errors), Hale-Denckla Cancellation Test (Time/Correct), and Child Attention Profile (Inattention/Overactivity) teacher ratings discriminated between typical and ADHD groups (87% correct classification; sensitivity =.64; specificity =.92) and differentiated between IT, CT, and SLD groups (80% correct classification; IT sensitivity =.82, and specificity =.96; CT sensitivity =.84, and specificity =.82). Discriminant function and Bonferroni post hoc results revealed different neuropsychological and behavioral patterns among groups.
AB - Attention problems are ubiquitous in clinical practice, commonly found in many childhood learning and behavior disorders. Practitioners need cost- and time-effective methods for determining whether children have attention problems due to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or numerous other conditions. This study examined the utility of a 15-minute ADHD screening battery designed to differentiate ADHD (including inattentive, IT, and combined, CT, subtypes), specific learning disability (SLD), and typical child samples. Results for the 368 children (age 6 to 12 years) revealed that the Trail Making Test-Part B (Time/Errors), Hale-Denckla Cancellation Test (Time/Correct), and Child Attention Profile (Inattention/Overactivity) teacher ratings discriminated between typical and ADHD groups (87% correct classification; sensitivity =.64; specificity =.92) and differentiated between IT, CT, and SLD groups (80% correct classification; IT sensitivity =.82, and specificity =.96; CT sensitivity =.84, and specificity =.82). Discriminant function and Bonferroni post hoc results revealed different neuropsychological and behavioral patterns among groups.
KW - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
KW - Discriminant validity
KW - Executive functions
KW - Frontal-subcortical circuits
KW - Screening battery
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U2 - 10.1080/13803390802687423
DO - 10.1080/13803390802687423
M3 - Article
C2 - 19308775
AN - SCOPUS:74949122100
SN - 1380-3395
VL - 31
SP - 897
EP - 912
JO - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
JF - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
IS - 8
ER -