How does a real-world child psychiatric clinic diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Table 2 Total attention deficit hyperactivity disorder scores, parent and teacher Vanderbilt attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnostic rating scale by positive vs negative diagnostic results (n = 63)

Vanderbilt rating scale	ADHD	n	ParentVADRS total ADHD score	TeacherVADRS total ADHD score	No. of parent’s impairment domains	No. of teacher’s impairment domains
Parent	Negative	5	16.6	10.2	3.4	1.8
Teacher	Negative				(SD ± 0.9)	(SD ± 1.5)
Parent	Negative	13	26.4	32.6	1.1	4.4
Teacher	Positive				(SD ± 0.5)	(SD ± 1.9)
Parent	Positive	17	33.7	16.6	2.9	1.7
Teacher	Negative				(SD ± 0.4)	(SD ± 1.6)
Parent	Positive	28	37.3	34.0	3.7	5.7
Teacher	Positive				(SD ± 1.8)	(SD ± 1.6)
Statistics			11.3	21.4	7.5	24.7
F ratio, df = 3			(P < 0.00011)	(P < 0.00011)	(P < 0.00031)	(P < 0.00011)
Total mean score (%)			32.4	27.1	2.9	4.0

¹Statistically significant at a significance level of 0.05. ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; VADRS: Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic rating scale.