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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Atten Disord. 2015 Dec 22;22(6):571–580. doi: 10.1177/1087054715618791

TABLE 3:

Murphy-Barkley (MB) Self Report Checklist for Adults Compared to “Gold Standard” Norm-Based MINI Criteria for persistent Adult ADHD Case Definition

MB criteria † Sensitivity Specificity
Adult symptom score exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean 37.3% (25/67) 93.9% (153/163)
Adult symptom count exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean 41.8% (28/67) 93.3% (152/163)
Adult symptom score exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean
and
Childhood symptom score exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean		 32.8% (22/67) 95.7% (156/163)
Adult symptom count exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean
and
Childhood symptom count exceeded 1.5 standard deviations above the mean		 32.8% (22/67) 95.1% (155/163)
†

Using the mean and standard deviation from age-based norms for the adult items and using the mean and standard deviation from age- and –sex-based published norms for the childhood items (K. Murphy, Barkley, R.A., 1996)