Analogue Measures of DSM-IV Mood and Anxiety Disorders Based on Behavior Checklists

摘要: Although symptom checklists are commonly used to assess childpsychopathology, confusion arises due differences between empirically derived checklist syndromes and rationally DSM-IV diagnostic categories. This paper explores analogue measures of mood anxiety disorders created using items from the Youth Self-Report Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Achenbach, 1991a, 1991b) that parallel symptoms. In a matched sample clinically referred nonreferred adolescents, demonstrated expected patterns age differences, sex comorbidity. Meeting criteria for an diagnosis was also associated with referral mental health services poor social competence. Informant effects highlighted potential benefits limitations existing behavior DSM discussed. These findings suggest utility in identifying analogues children adolescents.