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. 2008;22(3):532-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.04.003. Epub 2007 Apr 21.

The child behavior checklist broad-band scales predict subsequent psychopathology: A 5-year follow-up

Carter R Petty  1 , Jerrold F Rosenbaum, Dina R Hirshfeld-Becker, Aude Henin, Samuel Hubley, Sara LaCasse, Stephen V Faraone, Joseph Biederman
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The child behavior checklist broad-band scales predict subsequent psychopathology: A 5-year follow-up

Carter R Petty et al. J Anxiety Disord. 2008.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the utility of the Child Behavior Check list (CBCL) for identifying children of parents with panic disorder or major depression at high-risk for future psychopathology.

Methods: Baseline Internalizing and Externalizing CBCL T-scores were used to predict subsequent depressive, anxiety, and disruptive behavior disorders at a 5-year follow-up in children of parents with panic disorder, major depression, or neither disorder.

Results: The Internalizing scale predicted subsequent agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and social phobia. In contrast, the Externalizing scale predicted subsequent disruptive behavior disorders and major depression.

Conclusions: The convergence of these results with previous findings based on structured diagnostic interviews suggests that the CBCL broad-band scales can inexpensively and efficiently help identify children at high risk for future psychopathology within a population of children already at risk by virtue of parental psychopathology.

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ROC curves of the CBCL Internalizing scale using anxiety disorders as the reference variables. Three Internalizing T-scores are given as a reference (approximately 25%, 50%, 75% sensitivity).
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ROC curves of the CBCL Externalizing scale using disruptive behavior disorders and major depression as the reference variables. Three Externalizing T-scores are given as a reference (approximately 25%, 50%, 75% sensitivity).
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