{"id":4210,"date":"2023-01-02T11:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuropediatoolbox.org\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:27:49","slug":"cuestionarios-de-tdah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/en\/cuestionarios-de-tdah\/","title":{"rendered":"Questionnaires quantification of symptoms of ADHD."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standardized questionnaires for quantifying ADHD symptoms are an indispensable daily tool to evaluate the<strong> necessity and adequacy of pharmacological treatment<\/strong>. An optimal treatment will be one that achieves the <strong>best symptomatic benefit with the least presence of adverse effects<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-bee77cb3\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>Analysis table of the <a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/en\/gpc-basadas-en-la-evidencia-sobre-el-tdah\/\">ADHD guideline<\/a> on symptom questionnaires.<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tabla3.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Table3.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a0be66bf-2bd8-4ede-ba36-0f86066fd494\" href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tabla3.pdf\">Table3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tabla3.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a0be66bf-2bd8-4ede-ba36-0f86066fd494\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.teaediciones.com\/TemasDelMes\/TM-WEB\/2018\/marzo2018.html\">Summary of diagnostic tools available at TEA Ediciones<\/a> for ADHD diagnosis, including both questionnaires and cognitive assessment tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are different types of questionnaires, which we could classify into 3 groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-e14b84c7\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>Specific<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are <strong>surveys with semi-quantitative scales<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Escala_Likert\">Likert-type<\/a>), which usually have parent and teacher versions, thus allowing the views of multiple observers to be collected. The results can be interpreted either <strong>qualitatively<\/strong> (criterion-referenced assessment, typically using the DSM-5 symptom list, requiring at least 6 symptoms of moderate-to-severe intensity in at least 1 of the 2 symptom domains of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity) or <strong>quantitatively <\/strong>(comparing the results with scores obtained by a healthy cohort matched by age and sex, and using a statistical criterion to determine the diagnostic threshold, at 1.5 or 2 SD depending on the test). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are not a differential diagnosis tool, as the <strong>diagnosis is clinical<\/strong>, but they do allow <strong>standardizing the evaluation<\/strong> of symptoms by applying a more uniform assessment system, and <strong>monitoring target symptoms <\/strong>(symptoms potentially treatable and improvable with drugs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-fa804846\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>ADHD-RS-IV<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an 18-item questionnaire (9 for hyperactivity-impulsivity; 9 for inattention, interspersed throughout the questionnaire, corresponding to the 9 symptoms of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, quantifiable via a 0-3 Likert scale). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-rs-padres-mar2019.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of adhd-rs-padres-mar2019.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-de86487f-822a-45f4-aa03-ebc8770dbd7e\" href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-rs-padres-mar2019.pdf\">adhd-rs-parents-mar2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-rs-padres-mar2019.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-de86487f-822a-45f4-aa03-ebc8770dbd7e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-profesores-mar2019.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of adhd-profesores-mar2019.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-cbdaf76c-1903-4bcf-8f32-9f7a1ac05520\" href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-profesores-mar2019.pdf\">adhd-teachers-mar2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adhd-profesores-mar2019.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cbdaf76c-1903-4bcf-8f32-9f7a1ac05520\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are standardized percentile scores, validated in the US population, which can be used to perform a quantitative assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-2.png 585w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-2-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-2-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>SNAP-IV<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SNAP-IV scale is virtually identical to the ADHD-RS-IV; it is an 18-item questionnaire, 9 for hyperactivity-impulsivity and 9 for inattention, which are distributed in blocks (not interspersed) and for which standardized scores are available based on a (US) sample of healthy children grouped by demographic variables. The cut-off points used apply the 95th percentile (1.6 SD). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Snap-IV.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Snap-IV.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b85d7c37-5172-4578-a376-6d35daa82e3a\" href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Snap-IV.pdf\">Snap-IV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Snap-IV.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b85d7c37-5172-4578-a376-6d35daa82e3a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>Semi-specific<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are not based on the DSM symptom list, but use their own diagnostic systems. They include symptoms from the behavioral domain and allow the identification of the most common comorbid disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-49422b2c\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>Conners<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacioncadah.org\/web\/articulo\/en-que-consisten-las-escalas-de-conners-para-evaluar-el-tdah.html\">Conners questionnaires are a group of diagnostic tools<\/a> that have been reissued and revised over the last 3 decades, so there are several editions, and it is necessary to have the latest update (2008, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.teaediciones.com\/Conners-3rd-Edition.aspx\">Conners-3<\/a>). It is proprietary\/paid and it is necessary to have the norms for its interpretation. There are 2 versions, short and extended, for both parents and teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-4.png 352w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-4-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-4-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreriacanaima.com\/libro\/edah-evaluacion-del-trastorno-por-deficit-de-atencion-con-hiperactividad_568835\">EDAH<\/a><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is currently no longer available on the TEA publisher's website. There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacioncadah.org\/web\/articulo\/edah-escala-para-la-evaluacion-del-tdah-en-ninos-de-6-a-12-anos-en-que-consiste.html\">online information available<\/a> since some professionals continue to use it given its wide distribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-3.png 300w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-3-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-3-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacioncadah.org\/web\/articulo\/test-de-magallanes.html\">Magallanes<\/a><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div>Non-specific<\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are all general psychopathology questionnaires that allow screening for a wide variety of symptoms (affective, psychotic, attentional, academic, behavioral, self-concept, etc.) and, although they are not designed to specifically evaluate ADHD symptoms, they include items that help identify this symptomatology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-f5e74221\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-44de9538\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonclinical.es\/basc-3-sistema-de-evaluacion-de-la-conducta-de-ninos-y-adolescentes-3\">BASC<\/a><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-5.png 640w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-5-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/imagen-5-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.teaediciones.com\/sena-sistema-de-evaluacion-de-ninos-y-adolescentes.aspx\">SENA<\/a><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SENA-Folleto.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of SENA-Brochure.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ca197ab0-b18f-4067-898e-d9b11e4a9ffd\" href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SENA-Folleto.pdf\">SENA-Brochure<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropediatoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SENA-Folleto.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ca197ab0-b18f-4067-898e-d9b11e4a9ffd\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standardized questionnaires for quantifying ADHD symptoms are an indispensable daily tool to evaluate the necessity and adequacy of pharmacological treatment. 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