Diagnostic Scales Parent and teacher rating scales Parent and teacher rating scales
Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form50,51 
| Age | Administration | Content | Scoring | Use |
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1.5-5 years: CBCL/1.5–5 A parent-rated version for preschool children Child & Adolescent Wide range of behavioral, emotional, and social problems and competencies Can also be used to screen for any additional physical problems |
Parent Teacher Self |
Assesses somatic complaints, social/thought/attention problems, anxiety/depression, aggressive/delinquent behavior, withdrawal 20 competence items obtain parents’ reports of the amount and quality of participation in sports, hobbies, games, activities, jobs and chores, and friendships; how well the child gets along with others and plays and works alone; and school functioning |
Each of the 118 specific problem items and 2 open-ended problem items are scored on a 3-step response scale Mixture of free text, yes/no, multiple choice, and Likert scales Raw scores can also be converted to T-scores, for comparisons with normative samples |
Screening Evaluation in children and adolescents (6-18 years): Wide range of behavioral, emotional, and social problems and competencies Diagnosis Treatment evaluation |
Conners52
| Age | Administration | Content | Scoring | Use |
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6-18 years |
Parent Teacher Self |
Parent: 203 items Teacher: 205 items Self-Report: 179 27/28 questions (short versions of the scale) divided into 4 subscales: oppositional problems, cognitive problems, hyperactivity, and an ADHD index |
4-point scale |
Screening Diagnosis Treatment evaluation |
Vanderbilt53,54
| Age | Administration | Content | Scoring | Use |
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6-12 years |
Parent Teacher |
Parent: 55 questions on a parent’s perception of social functioning and school performance Teacher: 43 questions on school performance (academic and classroom behavioral) and ADHD symptoms |
4-point scale for symptom assessment; 5-point scale for performance High scores indicate more severe symptoms, except for the performance section, where higher scores indicate better performance in classroom behavior and academic achievement |
Screening Diagnosis Treatment evaluation |
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