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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 23(5) pp. 289-299, 1998
© 1998 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Parent Assessment of Psychological and Behavioral Functioning Following Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury

Michelle L. Green, MA, Martha A. Foster, PhD, Mary K. Morris, PhD, James J. Muir, MA and Robin D. Morris, PhD

Georgia State University

All correspondence should be sent to Michelle L. Green, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30303–3083. E-mail: mlgreen{at}mindspring.com

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.

Key words: assessment; validity; pediatric; psychopathology; acquired brain injury; parent-report; CBCL; PIC-R; DICA-R; VABS.


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