title: Use of the Child Behavior Checklist and DSM-III-R diagnosis in predicting outcome of children's social skills training.
abstract: A standardized 12-week cognitive-behavioral social skills package in which parents assisted children with socialization homework assignments, was presented to 52 nonpsychotic outpatient boys, many of whom were diagnosed with DSM-III-R Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Results demonstrated that the Thought Problems factor of the mother-completed Child Behavior Checklist aided in predicting changes in teacher-rated aggression. DSM-III-R diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder predicted changes in teacher-rated withdrawal subsequent to treatment. The need for research to determine which children benefit from which treatment was discussed.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myatt
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cantwell
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Feinberg
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012928:Social Desirability; D012951:Socialization; D016896:Treatment Outcome