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Rating Scales and Checklists
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Scales and checklists help clinicians obtain information from parents, teachers, and others about symptoms and functioning in various settings, which is necessary for an appropriate assessment for AD/HD and treatment monitoring. Symptoms must be present in more than one setting (for example, both at home and in school) to meet DSM-IV criteria for the condition. Such instruments are only one component of a comprehensive evaluation, which includes a medical examination and interviews.
According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the most commonly used scales are:
- Parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist
- Teacher Report Form (TRF) of the Child Behavior Checklist
- Conners Parent and Teacher Rating Scales (see below)
- ADD-H: Comprehensive Teacher Rating Scale (ACTeRS)
- Barkley Home Situations Questionnaire (HSQ) (see below)
- Barkley School Situations Questionnaire (SSQ) (see below)
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, AD/HD-specific rating scales are more accurate in distinguishing between children with and without the diagnosis of AD/HD, than global, nonspecific questionnaires and rating scales that assess a variety of behavioral conditions.
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Barkley Home and School Situations Questionnaires
These are published in "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Workbook, Second Edition" (1998) by Russell A. Barkley and Kevin R. Murphy (Guilford Publications, New York). -
Wender Utah Rating Scale - (for adults)
A 61 point retrospective tool used in the assessment of AD/HD in adults. - PEDS: Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status
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Vanderbilt Assessment Scales
These forms are available through the American Academy of Pediatrics/National Initiative for Children's Health Quality (AAP/NICHQ) ADHD Practitioners' Toolkit (the link is to a compressed file which must be downloaded and "unzipped") - Adult ADHD Self Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)
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AHRQ Technical Review: Diagnosis of AD/HD
AHRQ, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's lead Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. -
Conners Rating Scales
This Web site provides clinicians with information on how to obtain the Conners Rating Scales and othe instruments used in the assessment of AD/HD and other conditions affecting children.