Thoughts about the diagnosis of ADHD

dc.contributor.author	Κάκουρος, Ευθύμιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μανιαδάκη, Κατερίνα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-24T16:34:59Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-24
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8879
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.arsi.gr	en
dc.source	http://www.eapa-homepage.org	en
dc.subject	Διάσπαση προσοχής
dc.subject	Ψυχική υγεία
dc.subject	Διάγνωση
dc.subject	Distractibility
dc.subject	Mental health
dc.title	Thoughts about the diagnosis of ADHD	en
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heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
heal.classification	Διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής - υπερκινητικότητα
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής - υπερκινητικότητα
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006455
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2004-04-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kakouros, E. & Maniadaki, K. (2004) Thoughts about the diagnosis of ADHD. In 7th European Conference on Psychological Assessment, Book of Abstracts. 1st-4th April 2004. Malaga, p.100	en
heal.abstract	Diagnosis of a mental disorder is widely recognised as an important step towards effective treatment. This procedure is currently usually based on the criteria defined in the DSM-IV. Derived is a number of rating scales, used as screening tools for several disorders, among which, ADHD. These rating scales (e.g. ADHD rating scale; DuPaul, 1991; ADHD-SC4; Gadow & Sprafkin, 1997) are usually completed by parents who assess subjectively the children?s behaviour. According to our clinical experience and a plethora of research data as well (Achenbach et al., 1987; Kumpulainen et al., 1999), informants often provide different ratings of a child?s behaviour. It may happen that a child does meet or not the criteria for the diagnosis of ADHD dependent upon whether the rating scale is completed by the mother or the father. These phenomena may result from the lack of objective measures for the diagnosis of ADHD and from the overvaluation of rating scales. In our perspective, the diagnosis of ADHD should be based not only on the existence of primary symptoms, as they are described in the DSM-IV, but mainly on the evaluation of secondary difficulties that may impede the child?s functionality. Within this framework, qualitative and not quantitative assessment appears more salient. In this paper, we discuss these and other thoughts about the assessment of ADHD and we present the procedure followed in the Psychological Center of Developmental and Learning Disabilities ?ARSI?. Clinical examples are also given to illustrate the theoretical underpinnings of the procedure presented.	en
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heal.conferenceName	7th European Conference on Psychological Assessment	en
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