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Glossary

AAQoL

Adult ADHD Quality of Life

ABCL

Adult Behavior Checklist; Part of the ASEBA.

ACDS

Adult ADHD Clinical Diagnostic Scale

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder; used in DSM-III; DSM-III-R and later revised it to ADHD

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD-RS IV

ADHD Rating Scale Version IV

ADHD-RS-5

ADHD Rating Scale Version 5

Adolescents

Generally refers to individuals aged 12-17 years. Please refer to individual scales for exact approved age ranges.

Adults

Refers to individuals aged 18 years and older

AIM-A™

ADHD Impact Module, Adult

AIM-C™

ADHD Impact Module, Child

AISRS

Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Rating Scale

ASEBA

Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment

ASR

Adult Self-Report; Part of the ASEBA.

ASRS-5

Adult ADHD Self-Report Screening Scale for DSM-5

BADDS

Brown Attention Deficit Disorder Scale; Previous version of the BEFARS.

BEFARS

Brown Executive Function and Attention Rating Scale

BFSQ

Before-School Functioning Questionnaire

BRIEF®

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function

BRIEF-A®

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Adult

CAARS

Connors Adult ADHD Rating Scales

CBCL

Child Behavior Checklist; Part of the ASEBA.

CGI-I

Clinical Global Impression of Improvement

CGI-S

Clinical Global Impression of Severity

Children

Generally refers to individuals aged 6-12 years, however may include as young as 4 years old. Please refer to individual scales for exact approved age ranges.

CHIP-AE

Child Health and Illness Profile, Adolescent Edition

CHIP-CE

Child Health and Illness Profile, Child Edition

CHIP-CE/CRF

Child Health and Illness Profile, Child Edition, Child Report Form

CHIP-CE/PRF

Child Health and Illness Profile, Child Edition, Parent Report Form

CIDI

Composite International Diagnostic Interview

CONNERS 3™

Conners' 3rd Edition

CRS-R

Conners' Rating Scale, Revised; Previous version of the Conners' 3rd Edition.

DPREMB-R

Daily Parent Rating of Evening and Morning Behavior Scale, Revised

DSM-III-R

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised

DSM-IV

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition

DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

EEG

Electroencephalography

EMF

Early Morning Functioning

HR-QoL

Health-Related Quality of Life

ICD-10

International Classification of Disease 10

K-SADS-PL

Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime Version

MINI

Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview

MINI kid

Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents

OABCL

Older Adult Behavior Checklist; Part of the ASEBA.

OASR

Older Adult Self-Report; Part of the ASEBA.

PedsQL™

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

PERMP

Permanent Product Measure of Performance

QoL

Quality of Life

SCID-P

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R-Parent

SDQ

Stengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

SKAMP

Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn, and Pelham Rating Scale

SKAMP-R

Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn, and Pelham Rating Scale, Revised (for use in adults)

SNAP-IV 26

Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-IV 26-Item Rating Scale

SWAN

Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD-symptoms and Normal-behavior

TBR

Theta/beta ratio

TRF

Teacher Report Form; Part of the ASEBA.

WFIRS-P

Weiss Function Impairment Rating Scale, Parent

WFIRS-S

Weiss Function Impairment Rating Scale, Self

WISC-V

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition

WRAADDS

Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale

WURS

Wender Utah Rating Scale

YQoL

Youth Quality of Life Instrument

YSR

Youth Self-Report; Part of the ASEBA.