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J.J.S. Kooij, MD, PhD & M.H. Francken, MSc
2010, DIVA Foundation, The Netherlands
Diagnostic Interview for ADHD
in adults (DIVA)
D iagnostisch I nterview V oor A DHD bij volwassenen
DIVA
2.0
diagnostic interview
for ADHD
in adults
ENGLISH
2
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
Colophon
The Diagnostic Interview for
ADHD in adults (DIVA) is a
publication of the DIVA
Foundation, The Hague,
The Netherlands, August
2010. The original English
translation by Vertaalbureau
Boot was supported by
Janssen-Cilag B.V. Back-
translation into Dutch by
Sietske Helder. Revison by
dr. J.J.S. Kooij, DIVA
Foundation and Prof. Philip
Asherson, Institute of
Psychiatry, London.
Reprinted with permission
from the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Text Revision,
Fourth Edition (Copyright
2000). American Psychiatric
Association.
This publication has been
put together with care.
However, over the course of
time, parts of this publication
might change. For that
reason, no rights may be
derived from this publica-
tion. For more information
and future updates of the
DIVA please visit
www.divacenter.eu.
Introduction
According to the DSM-IV, ascertaining the diagnosis of ADHD in adults
involves determining the presence of ADHD symptoms during both childhood
and adulthood.
The main requirements for the diagnosis are that the onset of ADHD symp-
toms occurred during childhood and that this was followed by a lifelong
persistence of the characteristic symptoms to the time of the current evalua-
tion. The symptoms need to be associated with significant clinical or psycho-
social impairments that affect the individual in two or more life situations
1
.
Because ADHD in adults is a lifelong condition that starts in childhood, it is
necessary to evaluate the symptoms, course and level of associated impair-
ment in childhood, using a retrospective interview for childhood behaviours.
Whenever possible the information should be gathered from the patient and
supplemented by information from informants that knew the person as a child
(usually parents or close relatives)
2
.
The Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA)
The DIVA is based on the DSM-IV criteria and is the first structured Dutch
interview for ADHD in adults. The DIVA has been developed by J.J.S. Kooij
and M.H. Francken and is the successor of the earlier Semi-Structured
Interview for ADHD in adults
2,3
.
In order to simplify the evaluation of each of the 18 symptom criteria for
ADHD, in childhood and adulthood, the interview provides a list of concrete
and realistic examples, for both current and retrospective (childhood) behav-
iour. The examples are based on the common descriptions provided by adult
patients in clinical practice. Examples are also provided of the types of
impairments that are commonly associated with the symptoms in five areas of
everyday life: work and education; relationships and family life; social con-
tacts; free time and hobbies; self-confidence and self-image.
Whenever possible the DIVA should be completed with adults in the presence
of a partner and/or family member, to enable retrospective and collateral
information to be ascertained at the same time. The DIVA usually takes
around one and a half hours to complete.
The DIVA only asks about the core symptoms of ADHD required to make the
DSM-IV diagnosis of ADHD, and does not ask about other co-occurring
psychiatric symptoms, syndromes or disorders. However comorbidity is
commonly seen in both children and adults with ADHD, in around 75% of
cases. For this reason, it is important to complete a general psychiatric
assessment to enquire about commonly co-occurring symptoms, syndromes
and disorders. The most common mental health problems that accompany
ADHD include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse disor-
ders and addiction, sleep problems and personality disorders, and all these
should be investigated. This is needed to understand the full range of symp-
toms experienced by the individual with ADHD; and also for the differential
diagnosis, to exclude other major psychiatric disorders as the primary cause
of ‘ADHD symptoms’ in adults
2
.
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
3
The DIVA is divided into three parts that are each applied
to both childhood and adulthood:
n The criteria for Attention Deficit (A1)
n The criteria for Hyperactivity-Impulsivity (A2)
n The Age of Onset and Impairment accounted for by
ADHD symptoms
Start with the first set of DSM-IV criteria for attention deficit
(A1), followed by the second set of criteria for hyperactiv-
ity/impulsivity (A2). Ask about each of the 18 criteria in
turn. For each item take the following approach:
First ask about adulthood (symptoms present in the last
6-months or more) and then ask about the same symptom
in childhood (symptoms between the ages of 5 to 12
years)
4-6
. Read each question fully and ask the person
being interviewed whether they recognise this problem
and to provide examples. Patients will often give the same
examples as those provided in the DIVA, which can then
be ticked off as present. If they do not recognise the
symptoms or you are not sure if their response is specific
to the item in question, then use the examples, asking
about each example in turn. For a problem behaviour or
symptom to be scored as present, the problem should
occur more frequently or at a more severe level than is
usual in an age and IQ matched peer group, or to be
closely associated with impairments. Tick off each of the
examples that are described by the patient. If alternative
examples that fit the criteria are given, make a note of
these under “other”. To score an item as present it is not
necessary to score all the examples as present, rather the
aim is for the investigator to obtain a clear picture of the
presence or absence of each criterion.
For each criterion, ask whether the partner or family
member agrees with this or can give further examples of
problems that relate to each item. As a rule, the partner
would report on adulthood and the family member (usually
parent or older relative) on childhood. The clinician has to
use clinical judgement in order to determine the most
accurate answer. If the answers conflict with one another,
the rule of thumb is that the patient is usually the best
informant
7
.
The information received from the partner and family is
mainly intended to supplement the information obtained
from the patient and to obtain an accurate account of both
current and childhood behaviour; the informant information
is particularly useful for childhood since many patients
have difficulty recalling their own behaviour retrospective-
ly. Many people have a good recall for behaviour from
around the age of 10-12 years of age, but have difficulty
for the pre-school years.
For each criterion, the researcher should make a decision
about the presence or absence in both stages of life,
taking into account the information from all the parties
involved. If collateral information cannot be obtained, the
diagnosis should be based on the patient’s recall alone. If
school reports are available, these can help to give an
idea of the symptoms that were noticed in the classroom
during childhood and can be used to support the diagno-
sis. Symptoms are considered to be clinically relevant if
they occurred to a more severe degree and/or more
frequently than in the peer group or if they were impairing
to the individual.
Age of onset and impairment
The third section on Age of Onset and Impairment ac-
counted for by the symptoms is an essential part of the
diagnostic criteria. Find out whether the patient has always
had the symptoms and, if so, whether any symptoms were
present before 7-years of age. If the symptoms did not
commence till later in life, record the age of onset.
Then ask about the examples for the different situations in
which impairment can occur, first in adulthood then in
childhood. Place a tick next to the examples that the
patient recognises and indicate whether the impairment is
reported for two or more domains of functioning. For the
disorder to be present, it should cause impairment in at
least two situations, such as work and education; relation-
ships and family life; social contacts; free time and
hobbies; self-confidence and self-image, and be at least
moderately impairing.
Summary of symptoms
In the Summary of Symptoms of Attention Deficit (A) and
Hyperactivity-Impulsivity (HI), indicate which of the
18 symptom criteria are present in both stages of life; and
sum the number of criteria for inattention and hyperactivity/
impulsivity separately.
Finally, indicate on the Score Form whether six or more
criteria are scored for each of the symptom domains of
Attention Deficit (A) and Hyperactivity-Impulsivity (HI). For
each domain, indicate whether there was evidence of a
lifelong persistent course for the symptoms, whether the
symptoms were associated with impairment, whether
impairment occurred in at least two situations, and
whether the symptoms might be better explained by
another psychiatric disorder. Indicate the degree to which
Instructions for performing the DIVA
4
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
References
1. American Psychiatric Association (APA):
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Text Revision, Fourth Edition.
Washington DC, 2000.
2. Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults 2.0
(DIVA 2.0), in: Kooij, JJS. Adult ADHD. Diagnos-
tic assessment and treatment. Pearson Assess-
ment and Information BV, Amsterdam, 2010.
3. Kooij JJS, Francken MH: Diagnostisch Interview
Voor ADHD (DIVA) bij volwassenen. Online
available at www.kenniscentrumadhdbijvolwas-
senen.nl, 2007 and published in English in
reference 2.
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SHN, Bekker EM, Noord Id, Buitelaar JL:
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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revi-
sion, Fourth Edition (Copyright 2000). American
Psychiatric Association.
the collateral information, and if applicable school reports,
support the diagnosis. Finally, conclude whether the
diagnosis of ADHD can be made and which subtype (with
DSM-IV code) applies.
Explanation to be given beforehand to the patient
This interview will be used to ask about the presence of
ADHD symptoms that you experienced during your
childhood and adulthood. The questions are based on the
official criteria for ADHD in the DSM-IV. For each question
I will ask you whether you recognise the problem. To help
you during the interview I will provide some examples of
each symptom, that describe the way that children and
adults often experience difficulties related to each of the
symptoms of ADHD. First of all, you will be asked the
questions, then your partner and family members (if
present) will be asked the same questions. Your partner
will most likely have known you only since adulthood and
will be asked questions about the period of your life that
he or she knew you for; your family will have a better idea
of your behaviour during childhood. Both stages of your
life need to be investigated in order to be able to establish
the diagnosis of ADHD.
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
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Name of the patient
Date of birth
Sex:
Date of interview
Name of researcher
Patient number
Part 1: Symptoms of attention-deficit (DSM-IV criterion A1)
Instructions: the symptoms in adulthood have to have been present for at least 6 months. The symptoms in childhood
relate to the age of 5-12 years. For a symptom to be ascribed to ADHD it should have a chronic trait-like course and
should not be episodic.
❑ M / ❑ F
Do you often fail to give close attention to detail, or do you make careless mistakes in your work or
during other activities? And how was that during childhood?
A1
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Makes careless mistakes
❑ Works slowly to avoid mistakes
❑ Does not read instructions carefully
❑ Difficulty working in a detailed way
❑ Too much time needed to complete detailed tasks
❑ Gets easily bogged down by details
❑ Works too quickly and therefore makes mistakes
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Careless mistakes in schoolwork
❑ Mistakes made by not reading questions properly
❑ Leaves questions unanswered by not reading them
properly
❑ Leaves the reverse side of a test unanswered
❑ Others comment about careless work
❑ Not checking the answers in homework
❑ Too much time needed to complete detailed tasks
❑ Other:
Symptom present:
❑ Yes / ❑ No
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DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
Do you often find it difficult to sustain your attention on tasks? And how was that during childhood?
Does it often seem as though you are not listening when you are spoken to directly? And how was that
during childhood?
A2
A3
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Not able to keep attention on tasks for long*
❑ Quickly distracted by own thoughts or associations
❑ Finds it difficult to watch a film through to the end, or to
read a book*
❑ Quickly becomes bored with things*
❑ Asks questions about subjects that have already been
discussed
❑ Other:
*Unless the subject is found to be really interesting (e.g.
computer or hobby)
Symptom present:
❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Dreamy or preoccupied
❑ Difficulty concentrating on a conversation
❑ Afterwards, not knowing what a conversation was
about
❑ Often changing the subject of the conversation
❑ Others saying that your thoughts are somewhere else
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Difficulty keeping attention on schoolwork
❑ Difficulty keeping attention on play*
❑ Easily distracted
❑ Difficulty concentrating*
❑ Needing structure to avoid becoming distracted
❑ Quickly becoming bored of activities*
❑ Other:
*Unless the subject is found to be really interesting (e.g.
computer or hobby)
Symptom present:
❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Not knowing what parents/teachers have said
❑ Dreamy or preoccupied
❑ Only listening during eye contact or when a voice is
raised
❑ Often having to be addressed again
❑ Questions having to be repeated
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
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Do you often fail to follow through on instructions and do you often fail to finish jobs or fail to meet obligations
at work? And how was that during childhood (when doing schoolwork as opposed to when at work)?
Do you often find it difficult to organise tasks and activities? And how was that during childhood?
A4
A5
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Does things that are muddled up together without
completing them
❑ Difficulty completing tasks once the novelty has worn off
❑ Needing a time limit to complete tasks
❑ Difficulty completing administrative tasks
❑ Difficulty following instructions from a manual
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Difficulty with planning activities of daily life
❑ House and/or workplace are disorganised
❑ Planning too many tasks or non-efficient planning
❑ Regularly booking things to take place at the same
time (double-booking)
❑ Arriving late
❑ Not able to use an agenda or diary consistently
❑ Inflexible because of the need to keep to schedules
❑ Poor sense of time
❑ Creating schedules but not using them
❑ Needing other people to structure things
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Difficulty following instructions
❑ Difficulty with instructions involving more than one step
❑ Not completing things
❑ Not completing homework or handing it in
❑ Needing a lot of structure in order to complete tasks
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Difficulty being ready on time
❑ Messy room or desk
❑ Difficulty playing alone
❑ Difficulty planning tasks or homework
❑ Doing things in a muddled way
❑ Arriving late
❑ Poor sense of time
❑ Difficulty keeping himself/herself entertained
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
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DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
Do you often avoid (or do you have an aversion to, or are you unwilling to do) tasks which require
sustained mental effort? And how was that during childhood?
Do you often lose things that are needed for tasks or activities? And how was that during childhood?
A6
A7
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Do the easiest or nicest things first of all
❑ Often postpone boring or difficult tasks
❑ Postpone tasks so that deadlines are missed
❑ Avoid monotonous work, such as administration
❑ Do not like reading due to mental effort
❑ Avoidance of tasks that require a lot of concentration
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Mislays wallet, keys, or agenda
❑ Often leaves things behind
❑ Loses papers for work
❑ Loses a lot of time searching for things
❑ Gets in a panic if other people move things around
❑ Stores things away in the wrong place
❑ Loses notes, lists or telephone numbers
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Avoidance of homework or has an aversion to this
❑ Reads few books or does not feel like reading due to
mental effort
❑ Avoidance of tasks that require a lot of concentration
❑ Aversion to school subjects that require a lot of
concentration
❑ Often postpones boring or difficult tasks.
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Loses diaries, pens, gym kit or other items
❑ Mislays toys, clothing, or homework
❑ Spends a lot of time searching for things
❑ Gets in a panic if other people move things around
❑ Comments from parents and/or teacher about things
being lost
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
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Are you often easily distracted by external stimuli? And how was that during childhood?
Are you often forgetful during daily activities? And how was that during childhood?
A8
A9
Supplement criterion A
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Difficulty shutting off from external stimuli
❑
After being distracted, difficult to pick up the thread again
❑ Easily distracted by noises or events
❑ Easily distracted by the conversations of others
❑ Difficulty in filtering and/or selecting information
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Forgets appointments or other obligations
❑ Forgets keys, agenda etc.
❑ Needs frequent reminders for appointments
❑ Returning home to fetch forgotten things
❑ Rigid use of lists to make sure things aren’t forgotten
❑ Forgets to keep or look at daily agenda
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ In the classroom, often looking outside
❑ Easily distracted by noises or events
❑ After being distracted, has difficulty picking up the
thread again
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Forgets appointments or instructions
❑ Has to be frequently reminded of things
❑ Half-way through a task, forgetting what has to be done
❑ Forgets to take things to school
❑ Leaving things behind at school or at friends’ houses
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Adulthood:
Do you have more of these symptoms of attention deficit than other people, or do you experience these more frequently
than other people of your age?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
Childhood:
Did you have more of these symptoms of attention deficit than other children of your age, or did you experience these
more frequently than other children of your age?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
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DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
Do you often move your hands or feet in a restless manner, or do you often fidget in your chair?
And how was that during childhood?
Do you often stand up in situations where the expectation is that you should remain in your seat?
And how was that during childhood?
H/I 1
H/I 2
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Difficulty sitting still
❑ Fidgets with the legs
❑ Tapping with a pen or playing with something
❑ Fiddling with hair or biting nails
❑ Able to control restlessness, but feels stressed as a
result
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Avoids symposiums, lectures, church etc.
❑ Prefers to walk around rather than sit
❑ Never sits still for long, always moving around
❑ Stressed owing to the difficulty of sitting still
❑ Makes excuses in order to be able to walk around
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Parents often said “sit still” or similar
❑ Fidgets with the legs
❑ Tapping with a pen or playing with something
❑ Fiddling with hair or biting nails
❑ Unable to remain seated in a chair in a relaxed manner
❑ Able to control restlessness, but feels stressed as a result
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Often stands up while eating or in the classroom
❑ Finds it very difficult to stay seated at school or during
meals
❑ Being told to remain seated
❑ Making excuses in order to walk around
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Part 2: Symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity
(DSM-IV criterion A2)
Instructions: the symptoms in adulthood have to have been present for at least 6 months. The symptoms in childhood
relate to the age of 5-12 years. For a symptom to be ascribed to ADHD it should have a chronic trait-like course and
should not be episodic.
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
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Do you often feel restless? And how was that during childhood?
Do you often find it difficult to engage in leisure activities quietly? And how was that during
childhood?
H/I 3
H/I 4
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Feeling restless or agitated inside
❑ Constantly having the feeling that you have to be doing
something
❑ Finding it hard to relax
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Talks during activities when this is not appropriate
❑ Becoming quickly too cocky in public
❑ Being loud in all kinds of situations
❑ Difficulty doing activities quietly
❑ Difficulty in speaking softly
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Always running around
❑ Climbing on furniture, or jumping on the sofa
❑ Climbing in trees
❑ Feeling restless inside
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Being loud-spoken during play or in the classroom
❑ Unable to watch TV or films quietly
❑ Asked to be quieter or calm down
❑ Becoming quickly too cocky in public
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
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DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
Are you often on the go or do you often act as if “driven by a motor”? And how was that during
childhood?
Do you often talk excessively? And how was that during childhood?
H/I 5
H/I 6
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Always busy doing something
❑ Has too much energy, always on the move
❑ Stepping over own boundaries
❑ Finds it difficult to let things go, excessively driven
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ So busy talking that other people find it tiring
❑ Known to be an incessant talker
❑ Finds it difficult to stop talking
❑ Tendency to talk too much
❑ Not giving others room to interject during a conversa-
tion
❑ Needing a lot of words to say something
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Constantly busy
❑ Excessively active at school and at home
❑ Has lots of energy
❑ Always on the go, excessively driven
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Known as a chatterbox
❑ Teachers and parents often ask you to be quiet
❑ Comments in school reports about talking too much
❑ Being punished for talking too much
❑ Keeping others from doing schoolwork by talking too
much
❑ Not giving others room during a conversation
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults
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Do you often give the answer before questions have been completed? And how was that during
childhood?
Do you often find it difficult to await your turn? And how was that during childhood?
H/I 7
H/I 8
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Being a blabbermouth, saying what you think
❑ Saying things without thinking first
❑ Giving people answers before they have finished
speaking
❑ Completing other people’s words
❑ Being tactless
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Difficulty waiting in a queue, jumping the queue
❑ Difficulty in patiently waiting in the traffic/traffic jams
❑ Difficulty waiting your turn during conversations
❑ Being impatient
❑ Quickly starting relationships/jobs, or ending/leaving
these because of impatience
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Being a blabbermouth, saying things without thinking
first
❑ Wants to be the first to answer questions at school
❑ Blurts out an answer even if it is wrong
❑ Interrupts others before sentences are finished
❑ Coming across as being tactless
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Difficulty waiting turn in group activities
❑ Difficulty waiting turn in the classroom
❑ Always being the first to talk or act
❑ Becomes quickly impatient
❑ Crosses the road without looking
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
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Do you often interrupt the activities of others, or intrude on others? And how was that during
childhood?
H/I 9
Examples during adulthood:
❑ Being quick to interfere with others
❑ Interrupts others
❑ Disturbes other people’s activities without being asked
❑ Comments from others about interference
❑ Difficulty respecting the boundaries of others
❑ Having an opinion about everything and immediately
expressing this
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Examples during childhood:
❑ Impinges on the games of others
❑ Interrupts the conversations of others
❑ Reacts to everything
❑ Unable to wait
❑ Other:
Symptom present: ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Supplement criterion A
Adulthood:
Do you have more of these symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity than other people, or do you experience these more
frequently than other people?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
Childhood:
Did you have more of these symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity than other children of your age, or did you experience
these more frequently than other children of your age?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
Part 3: Impairment on account of the symptoms
(DSM-IV criteria B, C and D)
Criterion B
Have you always had these symptoms of attention deficit and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity?
❑ Yes (a number of symptoms were present prior to the 7th year of age).
❑ No
If no is answered above, starting as from
year of age.
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Criterion C
In which areas do you have / have you had problems with these symptoms?
Adulthood
Work/education
❑ Did not complete education/training needed for work
❑ Work below level of education
❑ Tire quickly of a workplace
❑ Pattern of many short-lasting jobs
❑ Difficulty with administrative work/planning
❑ Not achieving promotions
❑ Under-performing at work
❑ Left work following arguments or dismissal
❑ Sickness benefits/disability benefit as a result of
symptoms
❑ Limited impairment through compensation of high IQ
❑ Limited impairment through compensation of external
structure
❑ Other
Relationship and/or family
❑ Tire quickly of relationships
❑ Impulsively commencing/ending relationships
❑ Unequal partner relationship owing to symptoms
❑ Relationship problems, lots of arguments, lack of
intimacy
❑ Divorced owing to symptoms
❑ Problems with sexuality as a result of symptoms
❑ Problems with upbringing as a result of symptoms
❑ Difficulty with housekeeping and/or administration
❑ Financial problems or gambling
❑ Not daring to start a relationship
❑ Other:
Childhood and adolescence
Education
❑ Lower educational level than expected based on IQ
❑ Staying back (repeating classes) as a result of
concentration problems
❑ Education not completed / rejected from school
❑ Took much longer to complete education than usual
❑ Achieved education suited to IQ with a lot of effort
❑ Difficulty doing homework
❑ Followed special education on account of symptoms
❑ Comments from teachers about behaviour or concen-
tration
❑ Limited impairment through compensation of high IQ
❑ Limited impairment through compensation of external
structure
❑ Other:
Family
❑ Frequent arguments with brothers or sisters
❑ Frequent punishment or hiding
❑ Little contact with family on account of conflicts
❑ Required structure from parents for a longer period
than would normally be the case
❑ Other:
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Social contacts
❑ Tire quickly of social contacts
❑ Difficulty maintaining social contacts
❑ Conflicts as a result of communication problems
❑ Difficulty initiating social contacts
❑ Low self-assertiveness as a result of negative
experiences
❑ Not being attentive (i.e. forget to send a card/
empathising/phoning, etc)
❑ Other:
Free time / hobby
❑ Unable to relax properly during free time
❑ Having to play lots of sports in order to relax
❑ Injuries as a result of excessive sport
❑ Unable to finish a book or watch a film all the way
through
❑ Being continually busy and therefore becoming
overtired
❑ Tire quickly of hobbies
❑ Accidents/loss of driving licence as a result of reckless
driving behaviour
❑ Sensation seeking and/or taking too many risks
❑ Contact with the police/the courts
❑ Binge eating
❑ Other:
Self-confidence / self-image
❑ Uncertainty through negative comments of others
❑ Negative self-image due to experiences of failure
❑ Fear of failure in terms of starting new things
❑ Excessive intense reaction to criticism
❑ Perfectionism
❑ Distressed by the symptoms of ADHD
❑ Other:
Social contacts
❑ Difficulty maintaining social contacts
❑ Conflicts as a result of communication problems
❑ Difficulty entering into social contacts
❑ Low self-assertiveness as a result of negative
experiences
❑ Few friends
❑ Being teased
❑ Shut out by, or not being allowed, to do things with a
group
❑ Being a bully
❑ Other:
Free time/hobby
❑ Unable to relax properly during free time
❑ Having to play lots of sport to be able to relax
❑ Injuries as a result of excessive sport
❑ Unable to finish a book or watch a film all the way
through
❑ Being continually busy and therefore becoming
overtired
❑ Tired quickly of hobbies
❑ Sensation seeking and/or taking too many risks
❑ Contact with the police/courts
❑ Increased number of accidents
❑ Other:
Self-confidence / self-image
❑ Uncertainty through negative comments of others
❑ Negative self-image due to experiences of failure
❑ Fear of failure in terms of starting new things
❑ Excessive intense reaction to criticism
❑ Perfectionism
❑ Other:
Adulthood (continuance) Childhood and adolescence (continuance)
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Adulthood: Evidence of impairment in two or more areas? ❑ Yes / ❑ No
Childhood and adolescence: Evidence of impairment in two or more areas? ❑ Yes / ❑ No
End of the interview. Please continue with the summary.
Potential details:
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Summary of symptoms A and H/I
Indicate which criteria were scored in parts 1 and 2 and add up
Criterion
DSM-IV
TR
Symptom Present
during
adulthood
Present
during
child-
hood
A1a A1. Often fails to pay close attention to details, or makes careless
mistakes in schoolwork, work or during other activities
A1b A2. Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play
A1c A3. Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
A1d A4. Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish
schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace
A1e A5. Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
A1f A6. Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that
require sustained mental effort (such as school of homework)
A1g A7. Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities
A1h A8. Often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
A1i A9. Often forgetful in daily activities
Total number of criteria Attention Deficit
/ 9 / 9
A2a H/I 1. Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
A2b H/I 2. Often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which
remaining seated is expected
A2c H/I 3. Often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it
is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults this may be limited to
subjective feelings of restlessness)
A2d H/I 4. Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities
quietly
A2e H/I 5. Is often on the go or often acts as if ‘driven by a motor’
A2f H/I 6. Often talks excessively
A2g H/I 7. Often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
A2h H/I 8. Often has difficulty awaiting turn
A2i H/I 9. Often interrupts or intrudes on others
Total number of criteria Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
/ 9 / 9
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Score form
* Research has indicated that at adult age, four or more characteristics of attention problems and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity are sufficient for
the diagnosis of ADHD to be made. Kooij e.a., Internal and external validity of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a population-based
sample of adults. Psychological Medicine 2005; 35(6):817-827. Barkley RA: Age dependent decline in ADHD: True recovery or statistical
illusion? The ADHD Report 1997; 5:1-5.
** Indicate from whom the collateral information was taken.
*** If the established sub-types differ in childhood and adulthood, the current adult sub-type prevails for the diagnosis.
DSM-IV
criterion A
Childhood
Is the number of A characteristics ≥ 6?
Is the number of H/I characteristics ≥ 6?
Adulthood*
Is the number of A characteristics ≥ 6?
Is the number of H/I characteristics ≥ 6?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
❑ Yes / ❑ No
❑ Yes / ❑ No
❑ Yes / ❑ No
DSM-IV
criterion B
Are there signs of a lifelong pattern of symptoms and limita-
tions?
❑ Yes / ❑ No
DSM-IV
criterion C
and D
The symptoms and the impairment are expressed in at least
two domains of functioning
Adulthood
Childhood
❑ Yes / ❑ No
❑ Yes / ❑ No
DSM-IV
criterion E
The symptoms cannot be (better) explained by the presence
of another psychiatric disorder
❑ No
Yes, by
Is the diagnosis supported by collateral information?
Parent(s)/brother/sister/other, i.e.
**
Partner/good friend/other, i.e.
**
School reports
0 = none/little support
1 = some support
2 = clear support
❑ N/A ❑ 0 ❑ 1 ❑ 2
❑ N/A ❑ 0 ❑ 1 ❑ 2
❑ N/A ❑ 0 ❑ 1 ❑ 2
Explanation:
Diagnosis ADHD***
❑ No
Yes, subtype
❑ 314.01 Combined type
❑ 314.00 Predominantly inattentive
type
❑ 314.01 Predominantly
hyperactive-impulsive type
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