Gadow, K.D & Sprafkin, J.

Cost to use

ADHD-SC4 Kit: $63.00; ADHD-SC4 Manual: $27.00; ADHD-SC4 Checklists (package of 50): $32.00, (package of 100): $59.00; ADHD-SC4 Symptom Severity Profiles 9package of 50): $12.00.

All prices are in U.S. Dollars and are accurate as of 2015.

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PO Box 696, Dept. D
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Telephone: 1-800-779-4292
Fax: 631-360-3432

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ADHD-SC4 Kit: $63.00; ADHD-SC4 Manual: $27.00; ADHD-SC4 Checklists (package of 50): $32.00, (package of 100): $59.00; ADHD-SC4 Symptom Severity Profiles 9package of 50): $12.00.

All prices are in U.S. Dollars and are accurate as of 2015.

1997

Fourth version (ADHD-SC4; 1997)

Primary: Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD, ADHD)
Secondary: Behaviour and conduct

Disruptive child behaviour.

Measure was designed to screen for disruptive child behaviours such as ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, aggression toward peers, and side-effects due to medication.

Can be used as a screening instrument for ADHD or ODD or to monitor response to treatment; including response to stimulant medication.

Children and adolescents ages 3 to 18.

None at this time

Self-report

Parent or teacher

50 items.

ADHD, ODD, Stimulant side-effects, peer conflict.

4-point Likert scale from 0 (never) to 3 (very often).

5 minutes.

Information not indicated / not available at this time

Measure can be scored using two methods. The first involves using a provided screening cut-off.

Norms were developed for three age groups: pre-school, school-age, and adolescent. The pre-school group consisted of 929 (531 parent reports and 398 teacher reports), the school-aged group consisted of 1,875 (552 parent reports and 1,323 teacher reports), and the adolescent group consisted of 1,755 (761 parent reports and 994 teacher reports). Samples were collected from suburban New York.

Internal consistency alphas have been reported as ranging from .46-.95. Authors report a test-retest reliability (3 to 6-week interval)ranging from r = .35-.90.

Authors report evidence of predictive, concurrent, and discriminant validity. Others have reported a sensitivity ranging from .33-.91 and a specificity ranging from .36-.85

Cost to use

ADHD-SC4 Kit: $63.00; ADHD-SC4 Manual: $27.00; ADHD-SC4 Checklists (package of 50): $32.00, (package of 100): $59.00; ADHD-SC4 Symptom Severity Profiles 9package of 50): $12.00.

All prices are in U.S. Dollars and are accurate as of 2015.

Checkmate Plus
PO Box 696, Dept. D
STONY BROOK, NY 11790-0696
Telephone: 1-800-779-4292
Fax: 631-360-3432

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Checklist-4 (adhd-sc4) 

DiPerna, J.C. & Volpe, R.J.(2003). [Review of the test Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales]. In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Rohrbeck, C.A.(2003). [Review of the test Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales]. In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Sprafkin, J., Gadow, K. D., & Nolan, E. E. (2001). The utility of a DSM-IV-referenced screening instrument for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 9, 182-191.