Parent-based diagnosis of ADHD is as accurate as a teacher-based diagnosis of ADHD

Adam Bied, Joseph Biederman, Stephen Faraone

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Abstract

Objective: To review the literature evaluating the psychometric properties of parent and teacher informants relative to a gold-standard ADHD diagnosis in pediatric populations. Method: We included studies that included both a parent and teacher informant, a gold-standard diagnosis, and diagnostic accuracy metrics. Potential confounds were evaluated. We also assessed the ‘OR’ and the ‘AND’ rules for combining informant reports. Results: Eight articles met inclusion criteria. The diagnostic accuracy for predicting gold standard ADHD diagnoses did not differ between parents and teachers. Sample size, sample type, participant drop-out, participant age, participant gender, geographic area of the study, and date of study publication were assessed as potential confounds. Conclusion: Parent and teachers both yielded moderate to good diagnostic accuracy for ADHD diagnoses. Parent reports were statistically indistinguishable from those of teachers. The predictive features of the ‘OR’ and ‘AND’ rules are useful in evaluating approaches to better integrating information from these informants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)375-381
Number of pages7
JournalPostgraduate Medicine
Volume129
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Apr 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ADHD
  • Parent
  • accuracy
  • diagnosis
  • informant
  • teacher

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