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Documented relationships between the CBCL clinical scales and psychiatric diagnoses
| CBCL clinical scales | CBCL developer confirmed DSM-IV diagnoses | Structured interview derived diagnoses | CBCL clinical scale T-score cut-point | Supporting clinical research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attention problems | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | >60 | Biederman et al, 1993 |
| Anxious/depressed | All Anxiety Disorders | Multiple (≥2) Anxiety Disorders; Major Depressive Disorder | >60; >55 | Biederman et al., 1993; Uchida et al., 2018 |
| Withdrawn/depressed | Depressive Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymia) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rule-breaking behavior | Conduct Disorder | Conduct Disorder | >60 | Biederman et al., 1993; Yule et al., (in press) |
| Aggressive behavior | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | >60 for boys >65 for girls | Biederman et al., 2008 |
| CBCL aggregate scales | ||||
| CBCL-Autistic Traits Profile (Social problems + thought problems + withdrawn/depressed) | N/A | Autism Spectrum Disorder | >195 | Biederman et al., 2010 |
| CBCL-Bipolar Disorder Profile (Attention problems + Aggressive behavior + anxious/depressed) | N/A | Bipolar Disorder | >210 | Faraone et al., 2005 |
Demographic characteristics of 418 youths presenting to child psychiatry outpatient clinics
| Total sample N=418 (Mean ± SD) | |
| Age (years) | 11.2 ± 3.6 |
| N (%) | |
| Age ≤12 | 251 (60) |
| Male | 282 (67) |
| Race | |
| Asian; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 15 (3.5) |
| Black/African American | 12 (3) |
| Caucasian | 314 (75) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 (4) |
| More than one race | 46 (11) |
| Unknown or unreported | 15 (3.5) |
| Lifetime history of psychiatric medications | 252 (62) |
| N=407 | |
| Currently taking psychiatric medications N=407 | 218 (54) |