Title

Upgrading The Science And Technology Of Assessment And Diagnosis: Laboratory And Clinic-Based Assessment Of Children With Adhd

Abstract

Reviews the usefulness of clinic-based and laboratory-based instruments and paradigms for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and monitoring treatment effects. Extant literature examining the performance of normal children and those with ADHD on an extensive range ofneurocognitive tests, tasks, and experimental paradigms indicates that particular types of instruments may be more reliable than others with respect to detecting between-group differences. We review task parameters that may distinguish the more reliable from less reliable instruments. The value of clinic-based and laboratory-based instruments for monitoring treatment response in children with ADHD is questionable when evaluated in the context of ecologically relevant variables such as classroom behavior and academic functioning. We present a general conceptual model to highlight conceptual issues relevant to designing clinic-based and laboratory-based instruments for the purposes of diagnosing and monitoring treatment effects in children with ADHD. Application of the model to currently conceptualized core variables indicates that attention and impulsivity-hyperactivity may represent correlative rather than core features of the disorder. We discuss implications of these findings for designing the next generation of clinic-based and laboratory-based instruments.

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Publication Title

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volume

29

Issue

4

Number of Pages

555-568

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1207/S15374424JCCP2904_8

Socpus ID

0034544365 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0034544365

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