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. 2021 Aug 19;1(4):252–260. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.08.003

Table 1.

Pre-pandemic In-Laboratory Mental Health Measures Used to Derive Youth Composite Scores: Mental Health Burden and ADHD Symptom Burden

Measure Name Report Type What It Measures Sample Mean Most Recent POMS Score (n = 135) Sample Range of Most Recent POMS Score (n = 135)
CBCL Parent report on youth <18 years Behavioral and emotional problems (internalizing and externalizing difficulties) 0.13 (n = 124) Min = 0
Max = 0.48
ASR Youth self-report >18 years Internalizing/externalizing problems 0.27 (n = 11) Min = 0.15
Max = 0.43
Conners-3 Self-Report Short Version Youth self-report <18 years ADHD symptomatology and common comorbid problems 0.28 (n = 120) Min = 0
Max = 0.72
CAARS Short Version Youth self-report >18 years Adult ADHD symptomatology or related problems 0.35 (n = 15) Min = 0.18
Max = 0.58
Conners-3 Parent Short Version Parent report on youth <18 years ADHD symptomatology and common comorbid problems 0.27 (n = 124) Min = 0
Max = 0.84

ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ASR, Adult Self-Report; CAARS, Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; POMS, percent of maximum scaling.