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Self-Reported Adult ADHD Symptoms: Evidence Supporting Cautious Use in an Assessment-Seeking Sample
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Alexandra L. Vizgaitis; Summer Bottini; Craig P. Polizzi; Eileen Barden; Adam R. Krantweiss – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2023
Objective: Self-report symptom inventories are commonly used in adult ADHD assessment, and research indicates they should be interpreted with caution. This study investigated one self-report symptom inventory for adult ADHD in a clinical sample. Method: Archival data were used to evaluate diagnostic utility of the Conners Adult ADHD Rating…
Descriptors: Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Measurement Techniques
Level 2 Screening with the PDD Behavior Inventory: Subgroup Profiles and Implications for Differential Diagnosis
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Cohen, Ira L.; Liu, Xudong; Hudson, Melissa; Gillis, Jennifer; Cavalari, Rachel N. S.; Romanczyk, Raymond G.; Karmel, Bernard Z.; Gardner, Judith M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2017
The PDD Behavior Inventory (PDDBI) has recently been shown, in a large multisite study, to discriminate well between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other groups when its scores were examined using a machine learning tool, Classification and Regression Trees (CART). Discrimination was good for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children;…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Diagnostic Tests
Perceived Mental Illness Stigma among Youth in Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment
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Elkington, Katherine S.; Hackler, Dusty; McKinnon, Karen; Borges, Cristiane; Wright, Eric R.; Wainberg, Milton L. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2012
This research explores the experiences of mental illness stigma in 24 youth (58.3% male, 13-24 years, 75% Latino) in psychiatric outpatient treatment. Using Link and Phelan's (2001) model of stigmatization, we conducted thematic analysis of the interview texts, examining experiences of stigma at individual and structural levels, in addition to the…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Psychology, Cultural Context, Social Networks
Association of Aggressive Behaviours with Psychiatric Disorders, Age, Sex and Degree of Intellectual Disability: A Large-Scale Survey
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Tsiouris, J. A.; Kim, S. Y.; Brown, W. T.; Cohen, I. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The link between aggression and mental disorders has been the focus of diverse studies in persons with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). Because of discrepancies in the finding of studies in persons with ID to date, and because of differences in research design, instruments used and the population studied, more research is…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Problems, Aggression, Self Control
Short-Term Persistence of "DSM-IV" ADHD Diagnoses: Influence of Context, Age, and Gender
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Bauermeister, Jose J.; Bird, Hector R.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Chavez, Ligia; Ramirez, Rafael; Canino, Glorisa – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Little is known about the effect of social context and gender on persistence of "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in children of early and middle school years. The study compared persistence of "DSM-IV" ADHD and ADHD not otherwise specified (NOS) over 2 years in two groups of Puerto Rican children.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Metropolitan Areas, Social Environment, Puerto Ricans