Preliminary normative data on DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in college students
Preliminary normative data on DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in college students
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DOI：
10.1080/07448489809595609
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发表时间：
1998-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Smith, MA
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作者：
Heiligenstein, E;Conyers, LM;Smith, MA
成人注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的识别存在许多问题，因为没有针对这种情况的特定诊断测试。鉴于这一挑战，临床医生经常在限制性和排他性诊断方法之间挣扎，或者过度接受ADHD是一个普遍的致残问题。对中西部一所大型大学的468名学生进行了修改版的注意缺陷多动评定量表。对结果的分析表明，大学生ADHD症状的程度是适度的，并且表明当前注意力不集中和多动冲动症状的临界值为4分就足以确定一个大学生与正常人不同。虽然现在完全接受计算出的阈值还为时过早，但临床医生在评估大学生多动症时应该意识到这些差异。
Identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults presents a number of problems because there is no one specific diagnostic test for the condition. Given this challenge, clinicians often struggle between restrictive and exclusionary diagnostic methods or overinclusive acceptance that ADHD is a prevalent and disabling problem. A modified version of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Rating Scale was administered to 468 students at a large midwestern university. Analysis of the results suggested that the degree of ADHD symptoms in college students is modest and indicated that cutoff scores of 4 for current symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity would be sufficient to identify a college student as distinct from the norm. Although it would be premature to accept the calculated thresholds completely, clinicians should be aware of these differences when evaluating college students for ADHD.