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Neuropediatrics 2021; 52(03): 155-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722674
Review Article

Clinical Conundrums When Integrating the QbTest into a Standard ADHD Assessment of Children and Young People

Carsten Vogt
1   Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Children Young People and Families Services (CYPF), Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The uptake of the QbTest in clinical practice is increasing and has recently been supported by research evidence proposing its effectiveness in relation to clinical decision-making. However, the exact underlying process leading to this clinical benefit is currently not well established and requires further clarification. For the clinician, certain challenges arise when adding the QbTest as a novel method to standard clinical practice, such as having the skills required to interpret neuropsychological test information and assess for diagnostically relevant neurocognitive domains that are related to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or how neurocognitive domains express themselves within the behavioral classifications of ADHD and how the quantitative measurement of activity in a laboratory setting compares with real-life (ecological validity) situations as well as the impact of comorbidity on test results. This article aims to address these clinical conundrums in aid of developing a consistent approach and future guidelines in clinical practice.

Keywords

ADHD - assessment - QbTest - continuous performance test (CPT) - neurodevelopmental

Compliance with Ethical Standards

Informed consent was obtained to publish anonymized individual QbTest results.




Publication History

Received: 24 August 2020

Accepted: 25 November 2020

Article published online:
14 January 2021

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