The Parents' Rating Scale is completed by a parent of a person to be assessed for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Form Completion:
(1) The form is to be filled out by the mother if available.
(2) If the mother is not available, then the father should complete the form.
Instructions:
(1) Listed below are items concerning children's behavior and the problems they sometimes have.
(2) Read each item carefully and decide how much you think you were bothered by these problems when your child was between six and ten years old.
(3) Rate the amount of the problem by putting a check in the column that describes your child at that time.
|
|
not at all |
just a little |
pretty much |
very much |
|
restless and overactive |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
excitable, impulsive |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
disturbs other children |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
fails to finish things started (short attention span) |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
fidgets |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
inattentive, distractible |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
demands must be met immediately; gets frustrated |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
cries |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
mood changes quickly |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
temper outbursts (explosive and unpredictable behavior) |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
parents' rating scale score =
= SUM(points for all 10 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score 0
• maximum score 40
• scores >= 12 places someone above the 95th percentile for childhood "hyperactivity"
Specialty: Psychiatry
ICD-10: ,
