Description: Comprehensive assessment of ADD/ADHD The CAT-A is a 108-item self-report instrument that is sensitive to the symptomatology of attentional deficits both with and without hyperactivity for adults. Consists of two parts: Part 1 (Childhood Memories) assesses the individual’s memories of his or her behaviors and sensations as a child; Part 2 (Current Symptoms) assesses parallel issues in adulthood. Clinical index scores are provided for both parts separately and for the summation of the parts. Three validity scales—Negative Impression, Infrequency, and Positive Impression—are embedded within the instrument. The CAT-A was standardized on a sample of 800 adults ages 19-79 years. The sample was well-matched to the U.S. population for gender, race/ethnicity, and education level. Linkage to DSM-IV™ diagnostic criteria with comprehensive content coverage both within and across scales/clusters assists you in rendering differential diagnoses. Context clusters indicate contexts in which ADD/ADHD symptoms are most problematic, whereas locus clusters indicate the extent to which ADD/ADHD symptoms are experienced internally as sensations or experienced as symptoms on which overt behaviors are acted. Child version allows for multiple perspectives The CAT-C is a 42-item assessment instrument with three parallel forms: a Self-Rating Form completed by the child or adolescent, a Parent Rating Form completed by one or both parents, and a Teacher Rating Form completed by the child’s or adolescent’s teacher(s). Closely resembles the adult version of the CAT. Item content, clinical scales, and clusters are similar and parallel between both forms. Standardized on a sample of 800 children and adolescents ages 8-18 years, 800 matched parents of these children, and 500 teachers of these children. Concurrent validity, assessed through comparison with the Conners’ Rating Scales, the ADHDT, the CAB™, and the CAD™, revealed moderate-to-high correlations for both nonclinical and combined clinical samples across all three rating forms.

Series: CAT-C

Publisher: Psychological Assessment Resources

Qualifications: qual B

Grade: age8-79

Format: KIT

Keywords: ADHD;