Screening for child-reported behavioral and emotional problems in primary care pediatrics.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
In light of the findings that mother-completed checklists do not adequately reflect children's perceptions of their own adjustment, two child-completed questionnaires were assessed as screening measures for behavioral or emotional problems with 50 children seen for well-child examinations. Case criterion was child-reported DSM-III symptoms through a clinical interview. Support was provided for the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale but not the Children's Depression Inventory as a child-reported screening measure. Moreover, the findings indicated that both mother-completed and child-completed measures are needed to screen adequately for behavioral or emotional problems of children seen in a primary care pediatric clinic.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Merritt, KA; Thompson, RJ; Keith, BR; Gustafson, KE; Murphy, LB; Johndrow, DA
Published Date
- February 1995
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 80 / 1
Start / End Page
- 323 - 329
PubMed ID
- 7624213
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0031-5125
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2466/pms.1995.80.1.323
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States