Comprehensive Attention Test as a Diagnostic Tool for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly affects mental health in all age groups; however, its diagnosis remains challenging. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the Comprehensive Attention Test (CAT), a computerized tool designed to assess various aspects of attention in children with ADHD, in order to provide the groundwork for clinically applicable interpretation guidelines.

Methods

Factor analysis was performed on the scores of seven CAT subtests (visual and auditory selective attention tasks, sustained attention task, flanker task, divided attention task, and spatial working memory tasks) collected from 5214 subjects aged 4-49 years diagnosed with ADHD at 15 psychiatric clinics in South Korea. Their scores were compared with t

SUBMITTER: Yoo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520829 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature