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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
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Im-Bolter, Nancie; Cohen, Nancy J.; Farnia, Fataneh – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Language has been shown to play a critical role in social cognitive reasoning in preschool and school-aged children, but little research has been conducted with adolescents. During adolescence, the ability to understand figurative language becomes increasingly important for social relationships and may affect social adjustment. This…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Adolescents, Figurative Language, Social Adjustment
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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