The Brief Impairment Scale (BIS): A Multidimensional Scale of Functional Impairment for Children and Adolescents

Bird, Héctor R.; Canino, Glorisa; Davies, Mark; Ramírez, Rafael; Chávez, Ligia M.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Shen, Sa

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“…The Spanish BIS provides a measure of the caretaker's report of a child's global impairment along interpersonal, school/work, and self-fulfillment dimensions of functioning during the last year (Bird et al 2005). The BIS has high internal consistency (0.81-0.88) and test-retest reliability (0.70) as measured by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).…”

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ADHD Correlates, Comorbidity, and Impairment in Community and Treated Samples of Children and Adolescents

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Ramírez

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J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and youth were examined in representative samples from the community and from treatment facilities serving medically indigent youth in Puerto Rico. Information from caretakers and youths was obtained using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, (version IV), measures of global impairment, and a battery of potential correlates. In the community (N=1,896) and the treated samples (N=763), 7.5 and 26.2% of the children, respectively, met criteria for DSM-IVADHD in the previous year. Although the prevalence rates and degree of impairment differed, the general patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment were similar in both populations. The exceptions were associated with conduct disorder, anxiety, impairment in the ADHD comorbid group, and age factors that appeared to be related to selection into treatment. Keywords ADHD; Correlates; Prevalence; Comorbidity; Hispanic/LatinoThe clinical research literature has consistently shown that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (American Psychiatric Association 1994) is a disabling disorder that affects individuals across the lifespan (Barkley et al. 1990;. However, it is not clear whether the patterns of correlates, comorbidity, and impairment of the disorder in treated samples are the same for persons identified with ADHD in probability community samples. Studying the differences in patterns is important because findings from treatment samples can be biased due to selection effects that Cohen and Cohen (1984) called, "the clinician's illusion." They argued that bias can arise because clinical studies tend to focus on persons with more chronic and severe manifestations of the disorder. Insofar as these selection effects are ignored when looking at patterns of correlates, comorbidity, and impairment, the estimates of the associations related to these patterns can be affected by statistical bias known as Berkson's bias (Angold et al. 1999;Berkson 1950). To estimate the extent of the bias, it is necessary to compare findings in treated samples and epidemiological samples, using similar study designs and measures.Treatment-referred samples are appropriate for studies that aim to generalize findings to children who receive services in clinics, and also for studies that provide initial descriptions of rare disorders when the concern is identification of potential risk factors, or when very little developmental epidemiological research has been done (Angold et al. 1999). However, when evaluating results from treated cases, researchers must keep in mind the likelihood that these cases have more symptomatology, are more impaired, and usually constitute a higher burden to caregivers than children not receiving services. Also, minority/ethnic groups and prepubertal girls may be underrepresented in clinical samples (Goodman et al. 1997). Epidemiological studies that obtain representative community samples are designed to provid...

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“…The BIS has high internal consistency (0.81-0.88) and test-retest reliability (0.70) as measured by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The scale has also shown good concurrent and convergent validity (Bird et al 2005). …”

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ADHD Correlates, Comorbidity, and Impairment in Community and Treated Samples of Children and Adolescents

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“…Responses were scored on a three-point scale (from no=0, to minor=1, to severe=3). Those responding positively to at least having minor problems were asked to answer the remaining questions relevant to the concept of impact, as defined by DSM-IV (26). The impact questions had four response categories (not at all=0; only a little=0; somewhat=1; and a great deal=2).…”

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Association Between Participating in Noncompetitive or Competitive Sports and Mental Health among Adolescents – a Norwegian Population-based Cross-sectional Study

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Clench‐Aas

Roy

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Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Background: Mental health problems in adolescents have become a major public health challenge in many western countries. Many adolescents participate in noncompetitive or competitive sports for leisure. The aim of this study was to examine the association between participation in noncompetitive or competitive sports and mental health problems among Norwegian adolescents. Method: Data from a cross-sectional survey conducted among Norwegian junior high (N=9414) and high school students (N=10,571) aged 13 to 22 years were examined. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used for measuring mental health problems, in the form of total symptom scores and impact on daily life. Participation in sports was categorized as follows: 1) not participating; 2) participating in noncompetitive sports; and 3) participating in competitive sports. Sports were divided into individual and team sports. Weekly exercise, healthy diet, and number of friends were investigated as mediating factors, and age, gender, and perceived economic status were controlled for in the analysis. Results: Adolescents participating in either noncompetitive or competitive sports had fewer total symptoms and less impact of problems on their daily life compared with those not participating in sports. In particular, participation in team sports as opposed to participation in individual sports seemed to be associated with fewer mental health problems. Weekly exercise, healthy diet, and number of friends were found to be partially mediating factors, explaining some, but not all, of the association between participation in either sports group. Participation in competitive sports, especially, was associated with fewer mental health problems. Conclusions: Participation in sports, either noncompetitive or competitive, is associated with fewer mental health problems in adolescents. This negative association is strongest for those participating in competitive sports. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

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“…This impairment is described by some authors as a poor functioning in some of the following areas: academic performance, interpersonal relationships, recreational activities, work, family relationships, friendships outside of the family, sexual functioning, satisfaction and overall social adjustment (Bird et al, 2005;Keller et al, 1987). In adolescents, depression often causes significant damage in these areas.…”

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Resilience and Depressive Symptomatology in Adolescents: The Moderator Effect of Psychosocial Functioning

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Matos²,

Pinheiro³

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European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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The Brief Impairment Scale (BIS): A Multidimensional Scale of Functional Impairment for Children and Adolescents

Cited by 89 publications

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ADHD Correlates, Comorbidity, and Impairment in Community and Treated Samples of Children and Adolescents

ADHD Correlates, Comorbidity, and Impairment in Community and Treated Samples of Children and Adolescents

Association Between Participating in Noncompetitive or Competitive Sports and Mental Health among Adolescents – a Norwegian Population-based Cross-sectional Study

Resilience and Depressive Symptomatology in Adolescents: The Moderator Effect of Psychosocial Functioning

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