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Conners Rating Scales

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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CPRS; CRS

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The Conners Rating Scales are used as a general screening tool for the detection of problematic behaviors, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in particular, in children and, more recently, in adults.

Historical Background

Rating scales and symptom checklists provide an effective, quick, and standard approach to the measurement of problematic behaviors observed in children. The Conners rating scales were initially developed as comprehensive checklists of basic presenting problems of children. A re-standardization took place in the late 1990s, which was designed to provide a stronger empirical base and a more narrowed focus of common behavioral problems in childhood. The revised scales were developed with norms derived from a large, representative sample of North American children, using confirmatory factor analyses to develop a definitive factor structure. The revised scales focused on behaviors directly related to ADHD and its...

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References and Readings

  • Conners, C. K. (1989). Conners’ Rating Scale Manual. New York: Multi-Health Systems, Inc.

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  • Conners, C. K., Erhardt, D., & Sparrows, E. (1999). Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS). North Tonawanda, NY: Multi-Health Systems, Inc.

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  • Conners, C., Sitarenois, G., Parker, J. D., & Epstein, J. N. (1998). The revised Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-R): factor structure, reliability, and criterion validity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 257–268.

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  • Conners, C., Sitarenois, G., Parker, J. D., & Epstein, J. N. (1998). Revision and restandardization of the Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS-R): Factor structure, reliability, and criterion validity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 279–291.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics/Deptartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Memorial Hospital of RI Neurodevelopmental Center, 555 Prospect Street, 2860, Pawtucket, RI, USA

    Allison S. Evans

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Center/ Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 555 Prospect Street, 2860, Pawtucket, RI, USA

    Andrew Preston

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

  4. Independent Practice, 564 M.O.B. East, 100 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Evans, A.S., Preston, A. (2011). Conners Rating Scales. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1278

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