Validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) as a screener for adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients

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• 作者：Geurt van de Glind ; Wim van den Brink ; Maarten W.J. Koeter ; Pieter-Jan Carpentier ; Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen ; Sharlene Kaye ; Arvid Skutle ; Eli-Torild H. Bu ; Johan Franck ; Maija Konstenius ; Franz Moggi ; Geert Dom ; Sofie Verspreet ; Zsolt Demetrovics ; M¨¢t¨¦ Kapit¨¢ny-F?v¨¦ny ; Melina Fats¨¦as ; Marc Auriacombe ; Arild Schillinger ; Andrea Seitz ; Brian Johnson ; et al.
• 关键词：ADHD ; Substance use disorders ; Prevalence ; Attention/deficit hyperactivity disorder ; Validity ; ASRS ; Addiction ; Psychiatry
• 刊名：Drug and Alcohol Dependence
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：1 October, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：132
• 期：3
• 页码：587-596
• 全文大小：846 K

文摘

Background

To detect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in treatment seeking substance use disorders (SUD) patients, a valid screening instrument is needed.

Objectives

To test the performance of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale V 1.1(ASRS) for adult ADHD in an international sample of treatment seeking SUD patients for DSM-IV-TR; for the proposed DSM-5 criteria; in different subpopulations, at intake and 1-2 weeks after intake; using different scoring algorithms; and different externalizing disorders as external criterion (including adult ADHD, bipolar disorder, antisocial and borderline personality disorder).

Methods

In 1138 treatment seeking SUD subjects, ASRS performance was determined using diagnoses based on Conner's Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV (CAADID) as gold standard.

Results

The prevalence of adult ADHD was 13.0 % (95 % CI: 11.0-15.0 % ). The overall positive predictive value (PPV) of the ASRS was 0.26 (95 % CI: 0.22-0.30), the negative predictive value (NPV) was 0.97 (95 % CI: 0.96-0.98). The sensitivity (0.84, 95 % CI: 0.76-0.88) and specificity (0.66, 95 % CI: 0.63-0.69) measured at admission were similar to the sensitivity (0.88, 95 % CI: 0.83-0.93) and specificity (0.67, 95 % CI: 0.64-0.70) measured 2 weeks after admission. Sensitivity was similar, but specificity was significantly better in patients with alcohol compared to (illicit) drugs as the primary substance of abuse (0.76 vs. 0.56). ASRS was not a good screener for externalizing disorders other than ADHD.

Conclusions

The ASRS is a sensitive screener for identifying possible ADHD cases with very few missed cases among those screening negative in this population.