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The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors

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Angold, A; Jane Costello, E
Published in: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
January 1, 1997

It has been suggested that parents are better reporters of oppositional defiant behaviors than are children themselves and that this may be a reason to ignore child reports in the assessment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Using data from the Great Smoky Mountains Study, a community study 1,015 of nine-, eleven-, and thirteen-yearold children, we found that, indeed, children on average reported lower frequencies of all oppositional defiant behaviors than their parents reported about them. However, their reports of such behaviors and psychosocial impairment had a substantial effect on the rate of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Where child reports were required for the DSM-IV criteria ODD criteria to be met, rates of several 'validity' criteria and measures of outcome one year later were as high as when parent reports alone were sufficient to make the diagnosis. We conclude that child self reports of oppositional defiant symptoms are an important part of the assessment of ODD in both research applications and clinical practice. © 1996 by John Wil'ey & Sons, Ltd.

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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

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1049-8931

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

253 / 259

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Angold, A., & Jane Costello, E. (1997). The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 6(4), 253–259. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1234-988x(199612)6:4<253::aid-mpr170>3.3.co;2-o
Angold, A., and E. Jane Costello. “The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors.” International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 6, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 253–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1234-988x(199612)6:4<253::aid-mpr170>3.3.co;2-o.
Angold A, Jane Costello E. The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 1997 Jan 1;6(4):253–9.
Angold, A., and E. Jane Costello. “The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors.” International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, vol. 6, no. 4, Jan. 1997, pp. 253–59. Scopus, doi:10.1002/(sici)1234-988x(199612)6:4<253::aid-mpr170>3.3.co;2-o.
Angold A, Jane Costello E. The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 1997 Jan 1;6(4):253–259.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

DOI

ISSN

1049-8931

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

253 / 259

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences