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COMPARISON OF TO SCA!ES FOR ASSESSIN" ATTENTION DEFICIT H#PERACTI$IT# DISORDER Conners 3rd Edition ADHD Symptoms Rating Scale

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%at is Attention De&cit Hyperacti'ity Disorder(

ttention De&cit Hyperacti'ity Disorder )ADHD* is a c%ronic medical condition t%at is estimated to a+ect ,et-een ./ and 0/ o1 all c%ildren )ADD ADHD In1ormation !i,rary2 45*

%e DSM6I$6TR )DSM* ,rea7s do-n ADHD symptoms into t-o categories8 inattenti'e and %yperacti'e6imp9lsi'e )American Psyc%iatric Association: 444*

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%y Assess 1or ADHD>

%ildren -it% ADHD %a'e s%o-n to %a'e persistent academic di?c9lties> ncreased ris7 1or learning disa,ilities> o-er a'erage mar7s> ore 1ailed grades> ore e=p9lsions> ncreased dropo9t rates>









Ho- Do e Assess 1or ADHD( No

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,iological tests or ,rains scans a'aila,le 1or diagnosis> T%ere are only rating scales and 9estionnaires t%at meas9re t%e presence o1 symptoms )Canadian ADHD practice g9idelines2 454*> Rating scales and 9estionnaires are an easy and e?cient -ay o1 o,taining in1ormation and doc9menting c%ange o'er timeB t%ey are not diagnostic )Canadian ADHD practice g9idelines2 454*> E'al9ation s m9st incl9de a 19ll medical and p%ysical e=am2 clinical inter'ie-s -it% parents2 teac%ers2 and t%e c%ild> e m9st •

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CONNERS 3RD EDITION )CONNERS 3* ADHD S#MPTOMS RATIN" SCA!E )ADHD6SRS* •

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Description o1 Conners 3

eleased in 44 to assess ADHD and t%e comor,id conditions o1 oppositional de&ance disorder and cond9ct disorder> disorder> ncl9des screening items 1or an=iety and depression to %elp -it% di+erential diagnoses )Fric72 )F ric72 arry  arry @ Gamp%a9s2 455*> ssesses c%ildren ,et-een t%e ages o1 si= and 5> aper and pencil rating scale consisting o1 t%ree di+erent 1orms one 1or eac%B parent2 teac%er2 and sel16assessment and incl9des a 19ll and a s%ort 'ersion> 9estions are ans-ered on a scale 1rom 4 )Ne'er or Seldom* to 3 )$ery tr9e or 'ery 1re9ently*J )Ar+a2 452 para> 5*>











Description o1 ADHD6SRS

ssesses c%ildren ,et-een t%e ages o1 &'e and 5 years old )$ )$er%9lst er%9lst @ 'an der Ende2 44<*> onsists o1 .< items t%at are ,ased on t%e DSM6I$ criteria 1or ADHD )$er%9lst )$er%9lst @ 'an der Ende2 44<*>











Administration o1 t%e Conners 3 and ADHD6SRS

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Conners 3 Test De'elopment

reated a1ter &'e years o1 researc% )Fric7 et al>2 455*> Normati'e sample o1 52444 cases -as o,tained mostly 1rom a Lnited States -it% only 1e- collected 1rom Canada )Fric7 )Fric7 et al>2 455*>











ADHD 6SRS Test ADHD6SRS De'elopment

ield tested and e'al9ated se'eral di+erent items to incl9de on t%eir scale t%at correlated directly -it% t%e DSM6I$ criteria)S%apiro @ Gratoc%-ill2 44*> ot% teac%er and parent norms are 'ery consistent -it% t%e t-o domains o1 ADHD symptoms 1rom DSM6I$2 and t%9s











Conners 3 Psyc%ometric Properties

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=cellent relia,ility data2 modest interrater relia,ility2 and













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