Childhood Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

Several screening measures have been created to address these problems via early detection. Following, is a brief description of the screening measures that will be discussed in this paper. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a well-established screening measure for children ages 4-18, which can be used to predict diagnoses of complex ADHD. The CBCL has the potential to predict certain comorbidities (e.g. disruptive behavior, mood disorders and anxiety disorders) in adolescents with ADHD. (Biederman et al. 2005) The Childhood Psychopathology Measurement Schedule (CPMS) assess adolescent behavior based on parental observations. (Begum et al. 2010) The Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale (ECBPSS) can be described as concise, …show more content…
(Begum et al. 2010) The Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) is a 42-item screening measure, completed by a parent and is designed to assess social and emotional development in toddlers. (Kruizinga et al. 2011) The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) is an adolescent self-assessment that measures specific anxieties (i.e. Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and School Anxiety). (Hale III et al. 2014) The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Parent Version (RCADS-P) is composed of 47-items designed to detect the presence of anxiety and depression. (Ebesutani et al. 2010) The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is completed by parents and teachers and is designed to measure emotion, conduct, inattention-hyperactivity, peer problems and prosocial behavior. (Brown et al. 2006). The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Childhood Diagnoses (KID-SCID) and the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for adolescents (DEQ-A) can all be used to detect depressive symptoms. (Lewis et