title: Convergence between statistically derived behavior problem syndromes and child psychiatric diagnoses.
abstract: The relations between scores on statistically derived behavior problem syndromes and DSM-III diagnoses were examined for 270 clinically referred children aged 6 through 16. Each child's parent completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and was administered the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC)--a structured interview covering DSM-III diagnostic criteria. Numerous behavior problems scales scored from the CBCL were significantly related to one or more diagnoses. The strongest relations were between scores on the Hyperactive, Delinquent, and Depressed scales and diagnoses of Attention Deficit Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Depression/Dysthymia, respectively. This convergence supports the validity of some syndromal constructs common to both assessment paradigms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01605.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edelbrock
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010290:Parents; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales