Patient ADHD Evaluation Questionnaire
ASRS (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale). This screening scale for diagnosing ADHD is based on DSM-5 criteria. Score 14 and more indicates high probability of ADHD.
| Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Mark to indicate your answer | Not at all | Several days | More than1/2 days | Nearly Every day | ||
| 1. How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3. How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4. When you’re in a conversation, how often do you find yourself finishing the sentences of people you are talking to before they finish them themselves? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5. How often do you put things off until the last minute? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6. How often to you depend on others to keep your life in order and attend to details? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Find total score counting the numbers in the columns. Score more than 14 might indicate ADHD
The screening test is very simple tool allowing only basic orientation. Remember please that no single test can diagnose ADHD. To secure the diagnosis, especially in children, an observation of several months by a licensed health professional specialized in ADHD is needed. The psychiatrist or psychologist must gather information about the individual’s behaviour and environment.
ADHD diagnosis in adults is mostly based on individual’s self-report, retrospective recollection of past history and interviews with family members.
The diagnostic process in children should include the school and medical records. It’s also important to identify unusually stressful child`s home or school settings. The child`s parents and teachers complete the clinical picture providing the necessary information about child’s past behaviour in the home setting and at the school.
DR. GREGOR KOWAL
Senior Consultant in Psychiatry,
Psychotherapy And Family Medicine
(German Board)
Call +971 4 457 4240