Psychometric analysis of the new ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Ahmad Ghanizadeh¹ 

[1] Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;

关键词: ADHD;    DSM-IV;    DSM-V;    Revision;    Subtype;    Factor analysis;    Reliability;    Validity;    Farsi;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-12-21

 received in 2011-04-04, accepted in 2012-03-20,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundFollowing 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.MethodADHD 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionsThe 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.

【 授权许可】

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© Ghanizadeh; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012