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[Concurrent validity in Mexican college population of the adult ADHD self report scale]
Ernesto Reyes-Zamorano1, Karina Lucero García-Vargas, Lino Palacios-Cruz
1Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramón de la Fuente Muñiiz, Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Coyoacán. errezam@gmail.com
Introduction:
In order to make a valid adult ADHD diagnostic, the clinician must overcome a series of difficulties, the main of which may be the fact that the current DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD were designed for children, hence having valid and reliable instruments in order to screen for possible patients be very helpful.
Objective:
To validate the ASRS for its use on Mexican college population through concurrent validity with the FASCT scale.
Material And Methods:
We evaluated 447 (287 women, average age 23.59 years) undergraduate students from 4 universities in Mexico City. All participants answered the ASRS and FASCT scales.
Results:
Positive and statistically significant correlations were found between the ASRS and FASCT (r = 0.79) and the agreement in diagnostic was moderate (k = 0.58).
Conclusions:
ASRS seems to have adequate concurrent validity with the FASCT, nevertheless further research comparing it with a semi-structured or highly structured interview is needed.
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