[Concurrent validity in Mexican college population of the adult ADHD self report scale]

In order to make a valid adult ADHD diagnostic, the clinician must overcome a series of difficulties, the main of which may be the fact that the current DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD were designed for children, hence having valid and reliable instruments in order to screen for possible patients be very helpful.To validate the ASRS for its use on Mexican college population through concurrent validity with the FASCT scale.We evaluated 447 (287 women, average age 23.59 years) undergraduate students from 4 universities in Mexico City. All participants answered the ASRS and FASCT scales.Positive and statistically significant correlations were found between the ASRS and FASCT (r = 0.79) and the agreement in diagnostic was moderate (k = 0.58).ASRS seems to have adequate concurrent validity with the FASCT, nevertheless further research comparing it with a semi-structured or highly structured interview is needed.