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Ghanizadeh BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12:21 /1471-244X/12/21 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Psychometric analysis of the new ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms Ahmad Ghanizadeh1,2 Abstract Background: Following the agreements on the reformulating and revising of ADHD diagnostic criteria, recently, the proposed revision for ADHD added 4 new symptoms to the hyperactivity and Impulsivity aspect in DSM-V. This study investigates the psychometric properties of the proposed ADHD diagnostic criteria. Method: ADHD diagnosis was made according to DSM-IV. The parents completed the screening test of ADHD checklist of Child Symptom Inventory-4 and the 4 items describing the new proposed symptoms in DSM-V. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis of the ADHD DSM-V derived items supports the loading of two factors including inattentiveness and hyperactivity/impulsivity. There is a sufficient reliability for the items. However, confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor model is better fitted than the two-factor one. Moreover, the results of the exploratory analysis raised some concerns about the factor loading of the four new items. Conclusions: The current results support the two-factor model of the DSM-V ADHD diagnostic criteria including inattentiveness and hyperactivity/impulsivity. However, the four new items can be considered as a third factor. Keywords: ADHD, DSM-IV, DSM-V, Revision, Subtype, Factor analysis, Reliability, Validity, Farsi Background whether oppositional defiant disorder should be consid- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one ered as a type of ADHD [8,9]. Girls with ADHD are of the most common behavioral disorders in children underdiagnosed in the community [6]. Moreover, the and adolesc