Mental Health Professionals' Perception of the Utility of Children, Mothers, and Teachers as Informants on Childhood Psychopathology

Which Executive Functioning Deficits Are Associated With AD/HD, ODD/CD and Comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD?

“…For example, Riccio and colleagues (1994) found that teacher ratings of AD/HD and other behavioral problems predicted performance on the WCST, whereas parent ratings failed to do so. The present result also fits with the finding that teachers, as opposed to children and parents, are the optimal informants for AD/HD symptoms (Loeber, Green, & Lahey, 1990;Loeber, Green, Lahey, & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1989;Loeber et al, 1991;Power et al, 1998).…”

Speed of Inhibition Predicts Teacher‐rated Medication Response in Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

“…Riccio, Hynd, Cohen, and Gonzalez (1993) found that teacher ratings of ADHD and other behavioural problems predicted performance on a measure of set-shifting, whereas parent ratings failed to do so. Together with these earlier studies, the present study fits with the finding that teachers, as opposed to children and parents, are the optimal informants for ADHD symptoms (Loeber, Green, & Lahey, 1990;Loeber, Green, Lahey, & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1989, 1991Power et al, 1998).…”

Children with Comorbid Speech Sound Disorder and Specific Language Impairment are at Increased Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

“…Thus, teachers may have more of an opportunity to observe a child's attentional limitations compared to his/her peers. Although this hypothesis is merely speculative, there is evidence that teachers are perceived as better raters of inattention/hyperactivity by mental health professionals (Loeber et al 1990) and parents (Phares 1997).…”