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SDQ Had the Strongest Evidence Among Broad ADHD Rating Scales for Children

by GLOOM

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Among broad child behavior questionnaires used to screen for ADHD, the short hyperactivity-inattention subscale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has the strongest measurement evidence, according to a 2026 review of 36 studies. None of the 12 scales reviewed met every quality standard.1 Research Highlights 36 studies, 12 scales: a systematic review in BMC …

ABCD: Childhood Poverty Raised Risk; Inhibitory Control Split Resilience

by GLOOM

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A 2026 ABCD cohort preprint involving 10,112 youth found that childhood poverty strengthened the link between cumulative early-life adversity and later behavioral problems; among poverty-exposed youth, inhibitory-control fMRI profiles split children into higher-vulnerability and buffered pathways. Research Highlights Poverty steepened adversity risk: In 10,112 ABCD youth, childhood poverty amplified the baseline early-life-adversity-to-CBCL Total Problems slope …