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home research evidence evidencebank Screening Efficiency of the Child Behaviour Checklist and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Systematic Review

Screening Efficiency of the Child Behaviour Checklist and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Systematic Review

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The goal of the review was to assess the performance of each of these scales in identifying high levels of of psychiatric symptoms in children and young people. A total of 29 studies relating to CBCL and 3 studies relating to SDQ met the inclusion criteria for the review. These studies included diagnostic data from either a structured interview or a clinician's diagnosis which could be compared with the results from the scales.

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