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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry

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  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) diagnosis in adults presents challenges.
  • A significant concern is the potential for symptom exaggeration or feigning during evaluation.
  • Limited methods exist to reliably identify individuals feigning AD/HD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if cluster analysis of Continuous Performance Test (CPT) data can reveal consistent patterns of symptom exaggeration in adults evaluated for AD/HD.
  • To identify distinct performance profiles indicative of credible versus exaggerated AD/HD symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized archival data from 305 adults undergoing AD/HD screening at a university clinic.
  • Applied cluster analysis to performance data from the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA), a CPT.
  • Examined rates of failure on symptom and performance validity tests within identified clusters.

Main Results:

  • Three distinct performance profiles emerged from the TOVA data.
  • One cluster exhibited exceptionally low TOVA performance, high self-reported AD/HD symptoms, and frequent validity test failures.
  • This profile strongly suggests exaggeration or magnification of AD/HD difficulties.

Conclusions:

  • Performance profiles on CPTs, like the TOVA, can serve as indicators of performance validity in AD/HD evaluations.
  • Cluster analysis offers a potential method for identifying individuals who may be exaggerating their AD/HD symptoms.
  • These findings support the use of objective performance measures to enhance the accuracy of adult AD/HD diagnosis.