Factor structure and clinical correlates of the 61-item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS).

The objective of this study was to assess the factor structure and clinical correlates of a 61-item version of the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), a self-report retrospective measure of childhood problems, experiences, and behavior used in ADHD assessment. Given the currently mostly widely used form of the WURS was derived via a criterion-keyed approach, the study aimed to use latent variable modeling of the 61-item WURS to potentially identify more and more homogeneous set of items reflecting current conceptualizations of ADHD symptoms. Exploratory structural equation modeling was used to generate factor scores which were then correlated with neuropsychological measures of intelligence and executive attention as well as a broad measure of personality and emotional functioning.

Utility of the Personality Assessment Inventory for Detecting Malingered ADHD in College Students.

Objective: The purpose of the current study is to examine the utility of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) for detecting feigned ADHD in college students.

Method: A sample of 238 undergraduate students was recruited and asked to simulate ADHD (ADHD simulators) or respond honestly (controls) on the PAI. Archival data (n = 541) from individuals diagnosed with clinical ADHD, no diagnosis, learning disorder, mood/anxiety, comorbid ADHD-mood/anxiety, or suspect effort were used.

Using the NAART to estimate WRAT-4 reading grade level in a predominantly African American sample.

Tests of word-reading ability, such as the North American Adult Reading Test (NAART) and Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) Word Reading subtest, are often used by neuropsychologists to estimate premorbid intelligence. However, despite the fundamental basis in reading, little work has been done to calculate or estimate literacy level from NAART performance. Additionally, few prior studies have evaluated the use of word-reading tests in underrepresented populations such as African Americans or individuals with lower socioeconomic status and educational attainment.

"Why is this so hard?" A review of detection of malingered ADHD in college students.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review studies that have investigated malingered ADHD in college students and offer recommendations for assessing effort in clinical evaluations of ADHD in college students.

Method: This article identified and summarized nineteen peer-reviewed, empirical studies published between 2002 and 2011 that investigated malingered ADHD in college students.

Results: Few of the measures examined proved useful for detecting malingered ADHD.

College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability.

Precedential rulings in recent capital murder trials may, in some cases, leave it up to a jury to determine whether or not an individual meets criteria for an intellectual disability (ID) and should be spared from the death penalty. Despite the potential for misconceptions about ID to bias decisions, few empirical studies have examined the public's conceptualizations of individuals with ID. This study sought to examine 890 college students' conceptualizations of the deficits involved in mild ID.