Improving estimation of the prognosis of childhood psychopathology; combination of DSM‐III‐R/DISC diagnoses and CBCL scores

Abstract

The present study supports the use of the empirical-quantitative approach and the clinical-diagnostic approach simultaneously, both in research and in clinical settings, to obtain a comprehensive view of the prognosis of psychopathology in children.

Predicting anxiety diagnoses with the Youth Self-Report

“…Instead of trying to mingle ASEBA and DSM-IV taxonomy, it may be useful as well to profit from the strengths of both approaches. This idea was supported by research that indicating that in children referred for mental health services, the best estimates of the prognosis psychopathology were obtained by combining ASEBA and DSM-IV information, instead of using only one taxonomic system [Ferdinand et al, 2004]. Furthermore, as noted by Achenbach and colleagues [2003] already, neither the original ASEBA scales nor newly developed DSM-IV scales will ever represent oneto-one counterparts of DSM diagnostic concepts,…”

Early Detection of Psychosocial Problems in Children Aged 5 to 6 Years by Preventive Child Healthcare: Has It Improved?

“…In each study, parents completed the CBCL, a well-validated questionnaire about behavioral and emotional problems over the preceding 6 months [17][18][19] : in studies 1 and 2, the CBCL/ 4-18, 19 and in study 3, the revised CBCL (CBCL/1.5-5).…”

Characteristics of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Preschool Children

“…Its reliability and validity have been found to be sound, including in the Netherlands. [9][10][11] The CBCL comprises 99 problem items that are used to compute total, internalizing, and externalizing problem scores. Children were allocated to a normal range or an elevated range by using the 90th percentile cutoff point.…”