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Diagnostic efficiency of neuropsychological test scores for discriminating boys with and without attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder.

Doyle, Alysa E., Biederman, Joseph, Seidman, Larry J., Weber, Wendy, Faraone, Stephen V.·2000·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-006x.68.3.477
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A growing literature has documented group differences between boys with and without attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on neuropsychological tests; however, whether or not such tests can discriminate individuals with ADHD from non-ADHD controls remains unclear. This study used conditional probability and receiver operating characteristic analyses to examine the efficiency of test-based diagnostic discriminations in a large sample of referred boys with and without ADHD. Single neuropsychological tests had limited discriminating ability at various cutoff scores. When multiple tests were used together, prediction of ADHD status improved but overall diagnostic efficiency remained limited. Diagnostic efficiency did not differ when medicated and nonmedicated index children were considered separately. Results suggest that children with ADHD show variable deficits on neuropsychological tests of attention and executive functions. Impairments on multiple neuropsychological tests are predictive of ADHD, but normal scores do not rule out the diagnosis. The prognostic implications of variable neuropsychological deficits in children with ADHD require further investigation.

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Metadata

Authors
Doyle, A. E., Biederman, J., Seidman, L. J., Weber, W., & Faraone, S. V.
Affiliations
Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2000-06
Volume
68
Issue
3
Pages
477-488
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/0022-006x.68.3.477
OpenAlex
W2059078842
Cited by
209
References
70
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (2r01mh041314-04)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH41314)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neuropsychological test scores, diagnostic efficiency, diagnostic accuracy, boys, attention deficits, executive dysfunction, cut-off values, ADHD medication, referred children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cognition, Diagnosis, Differential, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Predictive Value of Tests, ROC Curve, Odds Ratio

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Doyle, A. E., Biederman, J., Seidman, L. J., Weber, W., & Faraone, S. V. (2000). Diagnostic efficiency of neuropsychological test scores for discriminating boys with and without attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.68.3.477