Use of Multiple Informants to Identify Children at High Risk for ADHD in Turkish School-Age Children.

Objective: To examine the distribution of parent- and teacher-rated ADHD symptoms in a Turkish community sample to identify children at high risk for ADHD and to explore the psychosocial correlates of these high-risk children.

Method: An 18-item SNAP-IV (Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham) and a three-item impairment scale were completed by parents and teachers on 3,110 children between 7 and 14 years of age from three public schools in Istanbul.

Results: Using various case definitions for ADHD, we observed a range of prevalence estimates based on parent (2.