Dennis B. Kottler, MD
Westlake Village, CA
Appointments: 818-991-8376
Email: doc@psychiatrix.com
Do You Have Adult ADHD?
The following Screening Test can help determine if you suffer from ADULT ADHD:
Please PRINT this page, calculate your score, and take the results to your psychiatrist.
Answer these questions as they apply to most of your adult life.
0 = Not at all 1 = Just a little 2 = Somewhat 3 = Moderately 4 = Quite a lot 5 = Very much
1. At home, work, or school, I find my mind wandering from tasks that are uninteresting or difficult.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
2. I find it difficult to read written material unless it is very interesting or very easy.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Especially in groups, I find it hard to stay focused on what is being said in conversations.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
4. I have a quick temper, a short fuse.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
5. I am irritable and get upset by minor annoyances.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
6. I say things without thinking, and later regret having said them.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
7. I make quick decisions without thinking enough about consequences.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
8. My relationships with people are made difficult by my tendency to talk first and think later.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
9. My moods have highs and lows.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
10. I have trouble planning in what order to do a series of tasks or activities.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
11. I easily become upset.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
12. I seem to be thin skinned and many things upset me.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
13. I almost always am on the go.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
14. I am more comfortable when moving than when sitting still.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
15. In conversations, I start to answer questions before the questions have been fully asked.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
16. I usually work on more than one project at a time, and fail to finish many of them.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
17. There is a lot of "static" or "chatter" in my head.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
18. Even when sitting quietly, I am usually moving my hands or feet.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
19. In group activities it is hard for me to wait my turn.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
20. My mind gets so cluttered that it is hard for it to function.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
21. My thoughts bounce around as if my mind were a pinball machine.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
22. My brain feels as if it were a television set with all the channels going at once.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
23. I am unable to stop daydreaming.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
24. I am distressed by the disorganized way my brain works.
Circle: 0 1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL SCORE: _______
Scores over 70 suggest a high probability of ADHD. However, other psychiatric diagnoses must be ruled out. A diagnosis of ADHD can only be made after a complete psychiatric assessment.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is best left to a psychiatrist who has had considerable experience in treating this disorder. Treatment approaches generally involve the use of cognitive and behavioral techniques as well as medication, particularly psychostimulants. Other medications are used as well.
Self-Test is courtesy of Larry Jasper and Ivan Goldberg--Copyright @1993, 1994
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