A Review of the Clinical Utility of Systematic Behavioral Observations in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
| Autor: | Franziska Minder, Daniel Brandeis, Agnieszka Zuberer, Renate Drechsler |
|---|---|
| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Drechsler, Renate |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Parents Diagnostic methods Adolescent Treatment outcome 610 Medicine & health Peer Group 2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health Interpersonal relationship Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations 2735 Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 10064 Neuroscience Center Zurich Child 3204 Developmental and Educational Psychology Peer interaction 10093 Institute of Psychology 05 social sciences DoktoratPsych 050301 education Reproducibility of Results Peer group 10058 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry medicine.disease Observational methods in psychology Test (assessment) Psychiatry and Mental health Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity 10076 Center for Integrative Human Physiology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Psychology 0503 education Behavior Observation Techniques 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Child psychiatry and human development. 49(4) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3327 |
| Popis: | This review evaluates the clinical utility of tools for systematic behavioral observation in different settings for children and adolescents with ADHD. A comprehensive search yielded 135 relevant results since 1990. Observations from naturalistic settings were grouped into observations of classroom behavior (n = 58) and of social interactions (n = 25). Laboratory observations were subdivided into four contexts: independent play (n = 9), test session (n = 27), parent interaction (n = 11), and peer interaction (n = 5). Clinically relevant aspects of reliability and validity of employed instruments are reviewed. The results confirm the usefulness of systematic observations. However, no procedure can be recommended as a stand-alone diagnostic method. Psychometric properties are often unsatisfactory, which reduces the validity of observational methods, particularly for measuring treatment outcome. Further efforts are needed to improve the specificity of observational methods with regard to the discrimination of comorbidities and other disorders. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full text from SpringerLink