Investigating the validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to assess ADHD in young adulthood.
ADHD
ALSPAC
Hyperactivity
ROC curve
SDQ
Young adulthood
Journal
Psychiatry research
ISSN: 1872-7123
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Res
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7911385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
received:
12
01
2021
accepted:
26
04
2021
pubmed:
16
5
2021
medline:
15
10
2021
entrez:
15
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms typically onset early and persist into adulthood for many. Robust investigation of symptom continuity and discontinuity requires repeated assessments using the same measure, but research is lacking into whether measures used to assess ADHD symptoms in childhood are also valid in adulthood. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely used to assess ADHD symptoms in children, but little is known about its utility in adulthood. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the SDQ hyperactivity/ADHD subscale to distinguish between cases and non-cases of DSM-5 ADHD at age 25 years in a UK population cohort (N = 4121). ADHD diagnosis was derived using the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV. Analyses suggested that the self-rated SDQ ADHD subscale had high validity in distinguishing ADHD cases/non-cases in young adulthood (area under the curve=0.90, 95% CI=0.87-0.93) and indicated a lower cut-point for identifying those who may have an ADHD diagnosis in this age group compared to that currently recommended for younger ages. Findings were similar for parent-reports. Our findings suggest that the SDQ is suitable for ADHD research across different developmental periods, which will aid the robust investigation of ADHD from childhood to young adulthood.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33991992
pii: S0165-1781(21)00281-X
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113984
pmc: PMC9227718
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
113984Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 217065/Z/19/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_19009
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_15018
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : G9815508
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00011/3
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : HCRW_
ID : HCRW_NIHR-FS-PD-2018
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_UU_00011/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Department of Health
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 204895/Z/16/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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