Identifying Feigned ADHD in College Students: Comparing the Multidimensional ADHD Rating Scale to Established Validity Measures.

Objective: There is increased concern for malingering in ADHD evaluations due to presence of incentives such as accommodations and medications. Although several validity tests are available to classify malingering in non-ADHD populations, there is no test with proven effectiveness to detect feigned ADHD. This study investigated the ability of the MARS Symptom Validity Index 4 (MARS SV-index 4) and two published validity tests (the Word Memory Test [WMT] and Clinical Assessment of Attention Deficit-Adult [CAT-A] Infrequency scale) to detect malingered ADHD.

The Multidimensional ADHD Rating Scale: A measure of symptoms, impairment, and symptom validity.

: Two studies examined the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional ADHD Rating Scale (MARS), which assesses ADHD symptoms, related functional impairment, and symptom validity (SV). : Study 1 used MARS item responses from college students with and without ADHD (with some of the latter group assigned to feign ADHD) to create an SV-index, and to identify optimal cut scores for the clinical (symptom and impairment) indexes. Study 2 cross-validated the findings on a new sample.

Assessment and Treatment of a Young Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and ADHD.

Case: Phillip is a young man born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome referred to your practice for a range of mental health concerns. He underwent palliation to an extracardiac Fontan in infancy and experienced multiple complications over the next decade including valvular regurgitation and arrhythmias necessitating a pacemaker. Phillip continued to have systolic heart failure with New York Heart Association class II symptoms, managed with 4 medications and anticoagulation.

Effects of Concussion in Adolescent Students: Perceptions and Performance.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare adolescent students with and without concussion on a battery of academic, neurocognitive, and socioemotional measures and assess the aftereffects of concussion across domains of functioning.

Methods: Twenty-four adolescents (ages 13-17) reporting postconcussion symptoms were compared to 24 controls matched for age and gender across a battery of tests and surveys.

Results: After correcting for multiple comparisons, there were no significant differences on any neuropsychological measures.

Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Concussion Related to Youth Football.

Introduction There is increased concern about concussion in youth athletes, yet there is little research on parent knowledge of concussion. Purpose  The purpose of the current study was to investigate attitudes to and knowledge of concussion among parents of youth football players. Methods We surveyed 180 parents/guardians of youth football players, ages 5-12, regarding their knowledge and beliefs concerning concussion.

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Speed of Performance.

Objective: This study examined whether college students who reported higher levels of sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms were actually more "sluggish" in their performance while completing speeded cognitive and academic measures.

Method: College students ( N = 253) completed self-reports of SCT and their reading and test-taking abilities as well as tests of processing speed, reading fluency, and reading comprehension.

Results: Across all variables, SCT symptoms were most significantly associated with self-reported difficulty on timed reading tasks.

Misconceptions about traumatic brain injury and recovery among nursing students.

Objective: To identify potential misconceptions that nursing students have regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) and recovery.

Design: Descriptive questionnaire.

Setting: University.