Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale--IV (BAARS-IV)

by Barkley, Russell A.

• ISBN13: 9781609182038
• ISBN10: 1609182030
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

The Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale#xE2;#xAC;#x1C;IV (BAARS-IV)offers an essential tool for assessing current ADHD symptoms and domains of impairment as well as recollections of childhood symptoms. Directly linked to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, the scale includes both self-report and other-report forms (for example, spouse, parent, or sibling). Not only is the BAARS-IV empirically based, reliable, and valid, but it is also exceptionally convenient to use. Purchasers get a limited license to photocopy the scales and score sheets, yielding considerable cost savings over other available scales. The long version takes the average adult 5#xE2;#xAC;#x1C;7 minutes to complete; the Quick Screen takes only 3#xE2;#xAC;#x1C;5 minutes. Special features include a section of items assessing the newly identified symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo, also known as the inattentive-only subtype of ADHD. This book will be invaluable to clinical and forensic psychologists; neuropsychologists; social workers; psychiatrists; primary care physicians; psychopathology researchers.

Author Biography

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books, more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and 7 videos on ADHD and related disorders, including childhood defiance. He is also the editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.

Table of Contents

1. Development of the BAARS-IV: History, Survey Methods, and Normative Sample 2. Factor Analyses, Scale Construction, and Item Frequencies 3. Relationship to BAARS-IV Subscales to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample 4. Reliability 5. Validity 6. Scoring and Interpretation of the BAARS-IV Forms Appendix. BAARS-IV Forms and Score Sheets \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Current Symptoms \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Childhood Symptoms \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores and Symptom Counts (Ages 18–39) \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores and Symptom Counts (Ages 40–59) \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores and Symptom Counts (Ages 60–89) \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Other-Report: Current Symptoms \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Other Report: Childhood Symptoms \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Quick Screen \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Quick Screen Score Sheet for Raw Scores (All Ages) \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Other-Report: Quick Screen \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Current Symptoms Interview \u00b7 BAARS-IV: Self-Report: Childhood Symptoms Interview