Validity of an Online Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Health Care
<b>Conclusions:</b> This is the first study to validate an online asynchronous ADHD assessment relative to the current standard of care among individuals seeking online behavioral health care. The online assessment correctly identified over 80% of ADHD-positive cases. Compared with the clinical interview, the online assessment was more conservative in rendering ADHD-positive diagnoses, allaying possible concerns about overdiagnosis. Due to the high prevalence of ADHD in the study sample, these results are not yet generalized to a broader clinical setting.
Authors
- Barry K. Herman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4404-3438)
- Jeffrey H. Newcorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8993-9337)
- Stephen V. Faraone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-3982)
- Emily M. LaFrance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-5722)
- Charles Ruetsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-9289)
- Andrew J. Cutler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-0378)
- Marc S. Lewis
Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25m15846
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54