1. Developing a Brief Cross-Culturally Validated Screening Tool for Externalizing Disorders in Children.
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Zwirs, Barbara W. C., Burger, Hulbert, Schulpen, Tom W. J., and Buitelaar, Jan K.
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CHILD psychiatry , *MENTAL health , *CHILD psychology , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *MEDICAL screening , *MEDICAL care , *DUTCH people ,PSYCHIATRIC research - Abstract
The article reports on the result of a study conducted which evaluates the accuracy and efficiency of a brief screening instrument used for predicting externalizing disorders among Dutch children. The inquiry was done through providing teachers with a Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for an ethnic diverse sample of 2,185 children. Likewise, a stepwise logistic regression was applied by means of the Hyperactivity and Conduct Problems Scale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, for predicting best diagnosis of any externalizing disorder. The result of the assessment revealed 91 cases of externalizing disorders. It was concluded that before the internally validated prediction tool can be implemented, external validation in another sample is needed.
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- 2008
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