الفهرس 
Epidemiology and Diagnosis of ADHDOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Diagnostic criteria for identifying ADHD are based on behavioral symptoms, because of the lack of reliable biological markers for diagnosing ADHD. Behavior rating scales are the most common ADHD assessment tools because of their uncomplicated administration and high time- and cost-efficiency. While multiple informant reports are useful in providing information observed by different informants in different settings, disagreement appeared between them.
Objective: To study the difference between symptoms reported by the parents and their children and develop and test the Arabic version of the Conners 3 self-scale.
Method: Cross sectional comparative study through correlations between the answers of the children on the Conners 3 self-report after translation of the scale to Arabic language and the answers of their parents on the Conners revised long version parent form.
Results: The only significant correlations we found are between the cognitive subscale of the CPRS and the inattention and learning problems subscale of the SR, the emotional lability subscale and the depression screening items and the social problem subscale of the CPRS and the defiance/aggression subscale of the SR. Low or no agreement between the children and adolescents and their parents as regard different symptoms and subtypes of ADHD.
Conclusions: We found no significant correlation between different subscales of the CPRT and the Conners 3 SR, and when found it is week. The Arabic version of the Conners 3 self-report has a highly significant interretar reliability which makes it suitable for use in the Arab region with different clinicians and assessors.