Validity of conners' adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder rating Scale-investigator rated: screening version in patients from within and outside of Europe.

In adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from within and outside of Europe, Conners' Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-Investigator Rated: Screening Version showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.930 and 0.938, respectively) and convergent validity with the Clinical (Pearson's correlation coefficients: 0.65-0.82, P<0.001) Global Impression-ADHD-Severity scale over 12 weeks of pharmacological treatment.