The Factor Structure and Gender Invariance of ADHD Symptoms in College Students.

Previous studies examining the factor structure of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in adults using self-report measures have shown mixed results, supporting two-, three-, and bifactor solutions. The current study further investigated the structure of ADHD symptoms in adults using the Current Symptoms Scale and rigorous model evaluation in a sample of 892 college students. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze and compare five-factor structures; a single-factor model, a two-factor model, a three-factor model, and two bifactor models.

Stand-Alone Social Skills Training for Youth with ADHD: A Systematic Review.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders, and its symptoms and impairment in multiple domains begin in childhood and can extend into adulthood as well. Many youth with ADHD experience impairment in the social domain, including social skills deficits and difficulties in peer relationships. Social skills interventions, or social skills training (SST), have been developed to target social impairment and improve the social skills and functioning of youth with ADHD.

Translations of Developmental Screening Instruments: An Evidence Map of Available Research.

Objective: Children whose parents do not speak English experience significant disparities in the identification of developmental delays and disorders; however, little is known about the availability and validity of translations of developmental screeners. The goal was to create a map of the scientific evidence regarding translations of the 9 Academy of Pediatrics-recommended screening instruments into languages other than English.

Methods: The authors conducted a systematic search of Medline and PsycINFO, references of identified articles, publishers' Web sites, and official manuals.

Interventions to address parenting and parental substance abuse: conceptual and methodological considerations.

Parental substance abuse is a serious problem affecting the well-being of children and families. The co-occurrence of parental substance abuse and problematic parenting is recognized as a major public health concern. This review focuses on 21 outcome studies that tested dual treatment of substance abuse and parenting.

The baby pediatric symptom checklist: development and initial validation of a new social/emotional screening instrument for very young children.

Objective: To develop and validate the Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC), a brief social/emotional screening instrument for children less than 18 months. The BPSC is modeled after the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) and is part of the Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children, a comprehensive, freely available screening instrument designed for use in pediatric primary care.

Method: BPSC items were developed by a team of experts who reviewed existing assessment instruments and relevant research literature.

The Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC): development and initial validation of a new social/emotional screening instrument.

Objective: This article describes the development and initial validation of the Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC), a social/emotional screening instrument for children 18 to 60 months of age. The PPSC was created as part of a comprehensive screening instrument designed for pediatric primary care and is modeled after the Pediatric Symptom Checklist.

Method: Items for the PPSC were developed by a team of experts who reviewed existing assessment instruments and relevant research literature.

Concerns about development, behavior, and learning among parents seeking pediatric care.

Objective: To describe responses to the questions "Do you have concerns about your child's behavior? Development? Learning?" among parents seeking pediatric care, and to analyze their correspondence to formal screening questionnaires.

Methods: Of 465 parents of children aged 3 to 65 months recruited at pediatric primary care practices in Greater Boston, 451 provided complete data for analysis. After completing a questionnaire that asked whether they had any or all of these concerns, parents filled out a developmental screener (Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3) and a behavioral screener (Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional).

Quality of life of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: concordance among adolescents' self-reports, parents' reports, and parents' proxy reports.

Purpose: To compare adolescent self-reports with two types of parent reports regarding the quality of life (QoL) of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): (1) standard parent reports, in which parents give their own perspective on their adolescent child's QoL and (2) parent proxy reports, in which parents indicate how they believe their adolescent child would answer.

Methods: Thirty-nine adolescents with ASDs and their parents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Parents completed the form twice, once using standard parent report instructions and again using proxy instructions.