A Practical Measure of Impairment: Psychometric Properties of the Impairment Rating Scale in Samples of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Two School-Based Samples
Buffalo State University · University at Buffalo, State University of New York · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Assessing impairment is an explicit component of current psychiatric diagnostic systems. A brief parent and teacher rating scale for assessing impairment was developed and studied using attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as an exemplar disorder. The psychometric properties of the Impairment Rating Scale (IRS) were measured in 4 samples. Two included ADHD and matched comparison children and the other 2 a school sample. Overall, IRS ratings exhibited very good temporal stability. They correlated with other impairment ratings and behavioral measures and displayed evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. The IRS was highly effective in discriminating between children with and without ADHD.…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.55
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 74
Authors
10- GAGregory A. FabianoCorresponding
- WEWilliam E. Pelham
Buffalo State University, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- DADaniel A. Waschbusch
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- EMElizabeth M. Gnagy
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- BBBenjamin B. Lahey
University of Chicago
Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Rating scale
- Discriminant validity
- Clinical psychology
- Psychometrics
- Psychiatry
- Scale (ratio)
- Reduced inequalities