Cross-Cultural Adult ADHD Assessment in 42 Countries Using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener.
Karol LewczukPrzemysław MarcowskiMagdalena WizłaMateusz GolaLéna NagyMónika KoósShane W KrausZsolt DemetrovicsMarc N PotenzaRafael Ballester-ArnalDominik BatthyánySophie BergeronJoël BillieuxPeer BrikenJulius BurkauskasGeorgina Cárdenas-LópezJoana CarvalhoJesús Castro-CalvoLijun ChenGiacomo CioccaOrnella CorazzaRita I CsakoDavid P FernandezHironobu FujiwaraElaine F FernandezJohannes FussRoman GabrhelíkAteret Gewirtz-MeydanBiljana GjoneskaJoshua B GrubbsHashim T HashimMd Saiful IslamMustafa IsmailMartha C Jiménez-MartínezTanja JurinOndrej KalinaVerena KleinAndrás KöltőSang-Kyu LeeChung-Ying LinYi-Ching LinChristine LochnerSilvia López-AlvaradoKateřina LukavskáPercy Mayta-TristánDan J MillerOľga OrosováGábor Orosznull nullFernando P PonceGonzalo R QuintanaGabriel C Quintero GarzolaJano Ramos-DiazKévin RigaudAnn RousseauMarco De Tubino ScanavinoMarion K SchulmeyerPratap SharanMami ShibataSheikh ShoibVera Sigre-LeirósLuke SniewskiOgnen SpasovskiVesta SteiblieneDan J SteinBerk C ÜnsalMarie-Pier Vaillancourt-MorelMarie Claire Van HoutBeáta BőthePublished in: Journal of attention disorders (2024)
Present results show significant cross-cultural variability in adult ADHD occurrence as well as highlight important factors related to adult ADHD. Moreover, the importance of further research on adult ADHD in previously understudied populations (non-Western countries) and minority groups (gender-diverse individuals) is stressed. Lastly, the present analysis is consistent with previous evidence showing low specificity of adult ADHD screening instruments and contributes to the current discussion on accurate adult ADHD screening and diagnosis.