Psychometric validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire-dysregulation profile.

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Author	Holtmann, Martin Becker, Andreas Jan-Gerrit Banaschewski, Tobias Rothenberger, Aribert Roessner, Veit
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	BACKGROUND In many severely mentally disordered children, the clinical presentation is complicated by comorbid affective and behavioral dysregulation. Recently, a highly heritable behavioral phenotype of simultaneous deviance on the anxious/depressed, attention problems, and aggressive behavior syndrome scales has been identified on the Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile (CBCL-DP). The aim of the present pilot study was to determine an equivalent to the CBCL-DP using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). SAMPLING AND METHODS We applied stepwise linear discriminant analyses and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to data from 543 consecutively referred children and adolescents, aged 5-17 years. The CBCL and the SDQ were completed by parents as part of the diagnostic routine. ICD-10 discharge diagnoses were established in consensus conferences. RESULTS A combination of five SDQ items (SDQ-Dysregulation Profile, SDQ-DP) yielded the best discrimination of children with and without CBCL-DP and classified 81.0% of the subjects correctly leading to an area under the curve of 0.93. The content of the five SDQ-DP items mirrors well the mixed behavioral phenotype of anxious-depressive, aggressive and attention problems captured by the CBCL-DP. SDQ-DP status was highly correlated with CBCL-DP status and was best defined by a SDQ-DP score ≥5. CONCLUSIONS The psychometric properties of the SDQ-DP have been robustly tested and validated. Based on these results, clinicians may use the SDQ-DP as a useful and economical screening measure to improve the assessment, prevention, and treatment of severe dysregulation in childhood and adolescence. Future investigations should study the longitudinal stability, heritability, and genetic associations of this behavioral phenotype.
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PubMed reference number	21072000v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1159/000318164
DOI	10.1159/000318164
Journal	Psychopathology
Volume Number	44
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Area Under Curve Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Bipolar Disorder Child Behavior Disorders Classification Conferences Cutaneous B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Depressive disorder Discriminant Analysis Mental association Mood Disorders Personality Disorders Receiver Operating Characteristic Receiver Operator Characteristics human histocompatibility complex derived antigens-DP:Type:Point in time:Whole blood:Nominal
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