OBJECTIVE Our study aimed to provide empirical evidence on the usefulness of one of the most popular neuropsychological tests, the Continuous Performance Test (CPT), as a marker of ADHD severity and presentations among adults. METHOD ADHD participants were recruited in a specialized center for the diagnosis and treatment of adults suffering from ADHD ( n = 201). Measures included the CPT3™ and ADHD symptoms using a clinical interview and self-reported measures. RESULTS Only 51.7% of the participants were classified as likely to have a disorder characterized by attention deficit, such as ADHD, by the CPT. The relationships between CPT variables and ADHD symptoms were small. The classification error was 80.3% for the inattentive presentation and 22.5% for the hyperactive presentation when using the CPT to identify ADHD presentations. CONCLUSION There was no evidence of the clinical utility of the CPT to assess or monitor ADHD in adult populations diagnosed and treated for ADHD.

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持续性能测试是否可以预测成人的ADHD症状严重程度和ADHD表现？

目的我们的研究旨在提供经验证据，证明一种最流行的神经心理学测验-持续表现测验（CPT）作为成人多动症严重程度和表现的指标。方法多动症参与者被招募到专门的中心来诊断和治疗患有多动症的成年人（n = 201）。措施包括通过临床访谈和自我报告的措施得出的CPT3™和ADHD症状。结果CPT仅将51.7％的参与者归类为可能具有注意力不足特征的疾病，例如ADHD。CPT变量与ADHD症状之间的关系很小。当使用CPT识别ADHD表现时，注意力不集中表现的分类错误为80.3％，活动过度表现的分类错误为22.5％。