ERIC Number: EJ804393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 8
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Informativeness of Maternal Reports on the Diagnosis of ADHD: An Analysis of Mother and Youth Reports
Biederman, Joseph; Ball, Sarah W.; Mick, Eric; Monuteaux, Michael C.; Kaiser, Roselinde; Bristol, Elyssa; Faraone, Stephen V.
Journal of Attention Disorders, v10 n4 p410-417 2007
Objective: We evaluated correlates of the diagnosis of ADHD in youth by informant source. Method: Ninety-four pairs of mother reports and youth self-reports on ADHD were independently assessed, using diagnostic interviews from a large study of youth of both genders with and without ADHD. Comparisons were made on measures of interpersonal, school, and family functioning; treatment history; and parental psychopathology by informant source. Results: With the exception of higher rates of ADHD-associated impairment and higher frequency of treatment for ADHD in the combined youth-mother group. There were no other differences in any other clinical or familial correlates by informant source; both informant groups had higher levels of impairment in multiple nonoverlapping measures of dysfunction than controls. Males were overrepresented among the mother-only group. Conclusion: Maternal reports of ADHD result in a meaningful diagnosis of ADHD with high levels of impairment, regardless of endorsement by the affected youth. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology, Hyperactivity, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Mothers, Gender Differences, Parent Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Interpersonal Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Family Relationship, Parent Influence, Age Differences, Academic Achievement, Intelligence Quotient
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