Rating scale	Description
Retrospective
Childhood Symptom Scale by Barkley and Murphy	Retrospective assessment of the 18 DSM-IV criteria
	Also includes items concerning functional disabilities, oppositional-defiant disorder, and conduct disorder
Wender Utah Rating Scale (http://www.venturafamilymed.org/Documents/Wender_Utah%20Rating%20Scale.pdf)	Retrospective assessment of childhood ADHD symptoms from ages eight to 10 years
	Regular version contains 61 questions, short version contains 25
Current symptom
Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV	Long version and quick screen
	Originally designed for children and adolescents, but has been used successfully in adults
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Symptom Checklist v1.1 (http://webdoc.nyumc.org/nyumc/files/psych/attachments/psych_adhd_checklist.pdf)	Official instrument of the World Health Organization
	18-item questionnaire intended for use in patients who are at risk of ADHD; a quick six-item screening version also available
	Available in multiple languages
Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Rating Scale and Diagnostic Form	Asks about clinical history, early schooling, family history, physical health, substance use, sleep habits; physician also obtains data from an observer/significant other
	Contains 40 items
	Scale is primarily concerned with inattention
Connors Adult ADHD Rating Scales	Long, short, and screening versions; self-reports and observer reports; eight scales
	Asks patients about childhood and adult histories
	Allows for diagnosis of ADHD by DSM-IV criteria, as well as by measuring emotional lability
	Good interrater reliability between self-report and physician ratings
Current Symptoms Scale by Barkley and Murphy	Self-report scale of 18 symptoms that correspond to DSM-IV criteria
Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention-Deficit Disorder Scale	Measures the severity of symptoms in adults with ADHD using the Utah criteria
	Useful to assess mood lability symptoms