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The Latent Structure of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Taxometric Analysis

Haslam, Nick, Williams, Ben, Prior, Margot, Haslam, Ric, Graetz, Brian, Sawyer, Michael·2006·Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01863.x
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Objective: To test whether the latent structure of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is best understood as categorical or dimensional in samples of 1774 children (aged 6–12 years) and 1222 adolescents (aged 13–17 years) drawn from an Australian epidemiological study. Method: Two taxometric procedures (MAXEIG and MAMBAC) examined ADHD symptom measures assessed by diagnostic interview and parental ratings. Results: Consistent with behavioural genetic research, findings fail to support the view that a latent category underpins ADHD. Conclusions: ADHD is best modelled as a continuum among both children and adolescents, and no discrete dysfunction can therefore be assumed to cause it. The placement of the diagnostic threshold should therefore be decided on pragmatic grounds (e.g. impairment or need for treatment).

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  • ADHD is best characterized as a continuum of symptoms.

    “Symptom counts were used for analysis rather than diagnosis, as the sample was community-recruited, and ADHD appears best characterized as a continuum of symptoms (Haslam et al., 2006; Marcus & Barry, 2011).”

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  • Use of a nonclinical sample may limit the generalizability of these findings.

    “In addition, use of a nonclinical sample may limit generalizability of these findings, despite a consensus that ADHD is best conceptualized dimensionally (Barkley, 2006; Haslam et al., 2006; Larsson et al., 2012; Marcus & Barry, 2011).”

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Authors
Haslam, N., Williams, B., Prior, M., Haslam, R., Graetz, B., & Sawyer, M.
Affiliations
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Austin Health (AU)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
Corresponding author
Haslam, Nick
ORCID
Venue
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-08
Volume
40
Issue
8
Pages
639-647
ISSN
  • 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1614
DOI
10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01863.x
OpenAlex
W2119575439
Cited by
145
References
42
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FWCI
3.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, latent structure, taxometric analysis, children, adolescents, diagnostic thresholds, parent ratings, diagnostic interview
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Australia, Mental Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Mathematical Computing, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity, Causality, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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