Assessing adult ADHD: New research and perspectives
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It is our pleasure to introduce this special issue of the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology on the assessment of adult ADHD. We present a mix of empirical and review articles cov...
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Optimal diagnostic practice for adult ADHD involves a multi-method, multi-informant strategy integrating self-report, clinician-rated interviews, collateral information, and functional evaluation.
“optimal diagnostic practice involves a multi-method, multi-informant strategy integrating self-report, clinician-rated interviews, collateral information, and functional evaluation”
From ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives (2025) · cites this paper as [121]
The Summary of recommendations (page unavailable) advises against relying on self-report alone and calls for third-party information. The documentation of functional impairment and The diagnostic value of formal neuropsychological tests (pages unavailable) address impairment evidence and interviews with clients and collateral informants. Together these support a multi-method, multi-informant approach, but the paper does not specifically recommend clinician-rated interviews as a component. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn cases without collateral data, diagnostic accuracy relies on triangulation of available evidence, critical appraisal of retrospective self-report, and careful exclusion of alternative explanations such as chronic stress, sleep disorders, or substance use.
“diagnostic accuracy relies on triangulation of available evidence, critical appraisal of retrospective self-report, and careful exclusion of alternative explanations such as chronic stress, sleep disorders, or substance use [117,121]”
From ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives (2025) · cites this paper as [121]
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThis multi-method approach mitigates risks of over- or under-diagnosis associated with reliance on a single information source and aligns with the developmental and dimensional nature of ADHD.
“This approach mitigates risks of over- or under-diagnosis associated with reliance on a single information source and aligns with the developmental and dimensional nature of ADHD [117,121].”
From ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives (2025) · cites this paper as [121]
The Summary of recommendations advises against relying on self-report alone and calls for third-party and childhood records; The special issue contributions describes balancing false-negative and false-positive diagnoses. The paper also treats childhood onset as diagnostically important, supporting the developmental aspect. The passages do not establish the claimed dimensional nature of ADHD or connect that aspect to the multi-method approach. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCollateral information, such as parent reports and school records, enhances the validity of childhood onset verification in adult ADHD assessment.
“While collateral information, such as parent reports and school records, enhances validity [117,121]”
From ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives (2025) · cites this paper as [121]
Such collateral data are frequently unavailable in routine care.
“such data are frequently unavailable in routine care”
From ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives (2025) · cites this paper as [121]
The Summary of recommendations advises obtaining third-party information and says historical reports should be obtained “whenever possible.” The documentation of functional impairment discusses collateral reports, but neither section says collateral data are frequently unavailable in routine care. Searches for unavailable informants and records found no such statement. (LLM, conf=0.73)
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“While collateral information, such as parent reports and school records, enhances validity [117,121], such data are frequently unavailable in routine care.”
- Authors
- Lovett, B. J., & Harrison, A. G.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Lovett, Benjamin J.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021-04-21
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 333-339
- ISSN
- 0165-0475 (ISSN-L)
- 1380-3395
- 1744-411X
- OpenAlex
- W3178926524
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- adult ADHD, ADHD assessment, neuropsychological assessment, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests
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