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Chericoni, Natasha; Balboni, Giulia; Costanzo, Valeria; Mancini, Alice; Prosperi, Margherita; Lasala, Roberta; Tancredi, Raffaella; Scattoni, Maria Luisa; Molteni, Massimo; Molteni, Massimo; Valeri, Giovanni; Vicari, Stefano; Zoccante, Leonardo; Arduino, Maurizio; Venuti, Paola; Sogos, Carla; Guzzetta, Andrea; Muratori, Filippo; Apicella, Fabio – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The capacity of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5) to identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months was tested on 37 children clinically referred for ASD and 46 children at elevated likelihood of developing ASD due to having an affected brother/sister. At 30 months the clinically referred children all received a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Behavior, Infants, Toddlers
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Florence Valade; Marie-Julie Béliveau; Chantale Breault; Fannie Labelle – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study examines the reliability of parental concern (PC) as an indicator for mental disorders in preschool-aged children in a clinical setting, aiming to establish sensitivity and specificity, evaluate PC's predictive value for specific diagnoses, and explore the influence of child age on predictions. The sample comprises 574 children referred…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Identification, Psychiatry, Clinical Diagnosis
LoCurto, Jamie; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Chan, Grace; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Despite the high prevalence of and documented impairment associated with pediatric anxiety disorders, less than half of youth access mental health services. This study examined: (1) the utilization of eight school services and supports (e.g., seen a school counselor for a mental health reason, placement in a special class for a behavior or…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Children
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Miller, Shauna; Smith-Bonahue, Tina; Kemple, Kristen – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2017
Challenging behavior in preschool can lead to harmful outcomes for some children. While interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing or eliminating challenging behavior, evidence suggests that young children with challenging behavior are under-identified for services, increasing their risk for expulsion from early childhood programs.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Organizational Climate
January, Stacy-Ann A.; Lambert, Matthew C.; Epstein, Michael H.; Spooner, Mary; Gebreselassie, Tesfayi – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2018
Community-based systems of care (SOC) provide a range of services to students with significant emotional and behavioral difficulties and their families. However, little is known about the educational characteristics and functioning of students at enrollment in SOC. The purpose of this study was to replicate and extend previous research by…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Kokotovich, Cari; Mathiowetz, Christine; Baweja, Raman; Calhoun, Susan L.; Waxmonsky, James – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a controversial "DSM-5" diagnosis. It is not known how DMDD symptoms vary by age and if differences are similar for autism, ADHD, and general population samples. Our study analyzed the two DMDD symptoms (irritable-angry mood and temper outbursts) in 1,827 children with autism or ADHD (with…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children
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Gebreselassie, Tesfayi; Stephens, Robert L.; Maples, Connie J.; Johnson, Stacy F.; Tucker, Alyce L. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
Predictors of retention of participants in a longitudinal study and heterogeneity between communities were investigated using a multilevel logistic regression model. Data from the longitudinal outcome study of the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families program and information on…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Persistence, Children, Family Involvement
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Ang, Rebecca P.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Woo, Bernardine – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study examined the criterion validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher's Report Form (TRF) problem scales and items in demographically-matched Singapore samples of referred and non-referred children (840 in each sample for the CBCL and 447 in each sample for the TRF). Internal consistency estimates for both the CBCL and TRF…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Check Lists, Mental Health Programs
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Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Rescorla, Leslie; Ang, Rebecca P.; Woo, Bernardine; Fung, Daniel S. S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
We tested the ability of the 2001 CBCL syndromes to discriminate among 86 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 117 children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Inattentive type, 426 children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Hyperactive-Impulsive or Combined type, 200 clinically referred children who did not receive…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Child Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Aelterman, Nathalie; De Clercq, Barbara; De Bolle, Marleen; De Fruyt, Filip – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and impairing clinical disorder in childhood, often characterized by a heterogeneous symptomatic profile and high co-occurrence with other disorders. The present study introduces a new perspective on the description of OCD symptoms in youth, and empirically examines the value of a personality…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Traits, Validity, Child Behavior
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Jaspers, Merlijne; de Winter, Andrea F.; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Hartman, Catharina A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2013
For clinically referred children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) several early indicators have been described. However, knowledge is lacking on early markers of less severe variants of ASD and ADHD from the general population. The aim of the present study is to identify early indicators of…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Social Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents
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Muris, Peter; Dreessen, Laura; Bogels, Susan; Weckx, Miryam; van Melick, Marion – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the 66-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R), a questionnaire for measuring a broad range of DSM-defined anxiety disorder symptoms, in a sample of clinically referred youths. Method: The SCARED-R was administered to children/adolescents and their parents…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Check Lists, Emotional Disturbances, Validity
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Mattison, Richard E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
The Achenbach and Edelbrock parent and teacher checklists were evaluated with boys, ages 6-11, with either severe emotional disturbance, psychiatric outpatient status, or in the general population. Logistic regression analyses showed the Total Problem scales of both checklists to be the most efficient and economical scales for classification.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Children, Clinical Diagnosis