Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale

Free parent and teacher rating scales developed by the NICHQ for diagnosing and monitoring ADHD in school-age children.

Primary-care ADHD diagnosis and ongoing medication monitoring.

Good sensitivity/specificity vs structured interview; widely adopted by AAP guidelines.

• Validation of the NICHQ Vanderbilt assessment scales
  Wolraich ML, Lambert W, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 2003
  DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg035
• Vanderbilt scales in primary-care ADHD diagnosis
  Bard DE, Wolraich ML. · Pediatrics · 2013
  DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2390