Do parental reports of child hyperkinetic disorder symptoms at school predict teacher ratings?
In a community sample, we found that parental reports about symptoms at school have limited utility in predicting teacher ratings. Our findings highlight that it is desirable and worthwhile for clinicians to obtain direct information from the teacher. If this is unavailable, clinicians and researchers should be aware that "second-hand" information about symptoms at school is second best.
This suggests that DRD2 Taq1A polymorphism status may be associated with the clinical response to aripiprazole.