ERIC Number: ED625909
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1537-4416
EISSN: EISSN-1537-4424
Patterns of Psychopathology in Children with ADHD: A Latent Profile Analysis
Ostrander, Rick; Herman, Keith; Sikorski, Jason; Mascendaro, Phil; Lambert, Sharon
Grantee Submission, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology v37 n4 p833-847 2008
This study used latent profile modeling (LPA) with a community sample that included an enriched sampling of children (aged 6-11) diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (N=271). Six classes of ADHD emerged from our LPA; only 17% of children fell into a class without significant co-occurring symptoms. In addition, nearly half of children were assigned to classes that could not be reliably distinguished using existing "DSM-IV" subtypes. For the most part, each of the classes was clearly differentiated from a sample of community controls and had clinical diagnoses and child self-reports that were consistent with expectations given by their latent profile of symptoms. Although each of the respective classes of ADHD had elevated levels of hyperactivity and/or attention problems, the current findings suggest that an exclusive reliance on these dimensions is a largely inadequate method of subtype classification. To the contrary, our findings suggest that ADHD subtypes can be more reliably partitioned based on the degree to which they display disruptive behavior, internalizing symptoms, or both. [This article was published in "Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology" (EJ817374).]
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Behavior Assessment System for Children; Childrens Manifest Anxiety Scale
Grant or Contract Numbers: MH46584

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