Abstract

FENOLLAR-CORTES, Javier; CALVO-FERNANDEZ, Agustín; GARCIA-SEVILLA, Julia  and  CANTO-DIEZ, Tomás J.. Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as predictor of ADHD: performance between SCT rates and "Hyperactivity/Impulsivity" and "inattention" domains of ADHD in a clinical sample. Anal. Psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.2, pp.313-319. ISSN 1695-2294.  https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesps.32.2.203331.

Introduction: Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is an international screening tool widely used for research and clinical practice on child and adolescents. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between SDQ indices and "Hyperactivity/Impulsivity" and "inattention" domains of specific ADHD scale. Method: The SDQ and ADHD-RS-IV were administered to parents and teachers of a sample of 212 children aged between 6 and 16 years old with a prior diagnosis of ADHD. Results: A significant relationship between "Hyperactivity/inattention" Scale (SDQ) and "hyperactivity/impulsivity" and "inattention" ADHD dimensions was confirmed. However, other SDQ scales were also related, depending of informant and ADHD domain. For the family, "hyperactivity/impulsivity" domain was related with high scores on "behavior problems" scale, while the "inattention" was related with "emotional symptoms" scale. Conclusions: This results suggest the possibility of to take into account rating scores on SDQ scales to increase the sensitivity of the scale to discriminate ADHD clinical subtypes.

Keywords : ADHD; Strength and difficulties questionnaire; SDQ; ADHD-RS-IV; Hyperactivity/impulsivity; Inattention; Screening.

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