OBJECTIVE: Compare the measured prevalence rate of psychopathology and behavior disorders in 29 children with acquired brain injuries using four parent-report instruments. METHOD: Two questionnaires, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC-R) and two interview measures, the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA-R) and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS), were completed following injury or diagnosis. RESULTS: The DICA-R identified the highest prevalence of anxiety disorders and acting-out behaviors, whereas the CBCL identified the lowest prevalence. Opposite results were found within the domain of attentional problems. Interview measures were more concordant for global psychological impairment than were questionnaires. DISCUSSION: Discordant findings across measures are discussed in terms of type of disorder, classification model, response format, item characteristics, and scaling.
OBJECTIVE: Compare the measured prevalence rate of psychopathology and behavior disorders in 29 children with acquired brain injuries using four parent-report instruments. METHOD: Two questionnaires, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC-R) and two interview measures, the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA-R) and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS), were completed following injury or diagnosis. RESULTS: The DICA-R identified the highest prevalence of anxiety disorders and acting-out behaviors, whereas the CBCL identified the lowest prevalence. Opposite results were found within the domain of attentional problems. Interview measures were more concordant for global psychological impairment than were questionnaires. DISCUSSION: Discordant findings across measures are discussed in terms of type of disorder, classification model, response format, item characteristics, and scaling.
Authors: Robin L Peterson; Michael W Kirkwood; H Gerry Taylor; Terry Stancin; Tanya M Brown; Shari L Wade Journal: J Head Trauma Rehabil Date: 2013 Sep-Oct Impact factor: 2.710