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Assessing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: Which is more valid?

Faraone, Stephen V., Biederman, Joseph, Feighner, Jennifer A., Monuteaux, Michael C.·2000·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Abstract

The assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults has been a source of controversy. The authors tested competing ideas by evaluating familial transmission among adult and nonadult relatives of ADHD children. They analyzed ADHD symptom data collected by structured interviews from the members of 280 ADHD and 242 non-ADHD families. For both past and current symptoms, both the boys' and girls' families showed significantly more familial aggregation for adult relatives than for nonadult relatives. The results were similar for inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and for relatives with and without psychiatric comorbidity. The results provide further evidence for the validity of adult ADHD and support the intriguing idea that, from a familial perspective, the assessment of ADHD may be more valid in adults than in children. They do not support the idea that parents of ADHD children are biased to report ADHD symptoms in themselves because of their exposure to an ADHD child.

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Authors
Faraone, S. V., Biederman, J., Feighner, J. A., & Monuteaux, M. C.
Affiliations
Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2000
Volume
68
Issue
5
Pages
830-842
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2072169289
Cited by
111
References
51
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2025: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 7
FWCI
1.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH057934, R13 MH59126, R01MH-57934, R13MH059126)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD37694, R01HD037694)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords
adult ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, familial aggregation, family transmission, inattentive symptoms, hyperactive-impulsive symptoms, psychiatric comorbidity, children and adults
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Nuclear Family, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, ROC Curve, Logistic Models, Case-Control Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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