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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

Psychometric analysis of the new ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms

Author: Ahmad Ghanizadeh

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

Background

Following the agreements on the reformulating and revising of ADHD diagnostic criteria, recently, the proposed revision for ADHD added 4 new symptoms to the hyperactivity and Impulsivity aspect in DSM-V. This satudy investigates the psychometric properties of the proposed ADHD diagnostic criteria.

Method

ADHD diagnosis was made according to DSM-IV. The parents completed the screening test of ADHD checklist of Child Symptom Inventory-4 and the 4 items describing the new proposed symptoms in DSM-V.

Results

The confirmatory factor analysis of the ADHD DSM-V derived items supports the loading of two factors including inattentiveness and hyperactivity/impulsivity. There is a sufficient reliability for the items. However, confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor model is better fitted than the two-factor one. Moreover, the results of the exploratory analysis raised some concerns about the factor loading of the four new items.

Conclusions

The current results support the two-factor model of the DSM-V ADHD diagnostic criteria including inattentiveness and hyperactivity/impulsivity. However, the four new items can be considered as a third factor.

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Title: Psychometric analysis of the new ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms
Author: Ahmad Ghanizadeh
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-12-21

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Psychometric analysis of the new ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms

Abstract

Background

Method

Results

Conclusions

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