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Diagnostic Scales Parent and teacher rating scales Parent and teacher rating scales

Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form50,51  

Age Administration Content Scoring Use

1.5-5 years: CBCL/1.5–5

A parent-rated version for preschool children

Child & Adolescent
(6-18 years)

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

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

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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References

50. Achenbach TM. Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist. University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry, Burlington, 1991.
51. Achenbach TM. Manual for the Teachers Report Form. University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry, Burlington, 1991.
52. Conners CK. Conners 3rd Edition. Toronto, Multi-Health Systems, Inc., 2008.
53. Wolraich ML, Feurer ID, Hannah JN, et al. Obtaining systematic teacher reports of disruptive behaviors utilizing DSM-IV. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1998;26:141.
54. Wolraich ML, Lambert W, Doffing MA, et al. Psychometric properties of the Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic parent rating scale in a referred population. J Pediatr Psychol. 2003;28:559.