Table 5. Clinically significant status by diagnostic group.
Percentage of youth at or exceeding clinically-significant cutoffs§ | |||||
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Rating Scale | TD | OCD | TD+OCD | X2 (df=3)* | p |
CBCL Scales | |||||
Internalizing Score | 12.5ab | 34a | 27b | 11.5 | 0.009 |
Externalizing Score | 10 | 6 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.59 |
Total Competence Score | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA |
Delinquent behavior | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.27 |
Aggressive behavior | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2.1 | 0.55 |
Attention Problems | 30a | 23 | 18a | 8.3 | 0.04 |
Withdrawal | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.44 |
Somatic Complaints | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5.0 | 0.17 |
Social Problems | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5.0 | 0.92 |
Thought Problems | 15ab | 64a | 55b | 115.0 | 0.000 |
Anxiety / Depression | 15a | 40a | 21 | 28.4 | 0.000 |
Note: Means sharing superscripts (a b) are significantly different at the (minimum) p < 0.05 level. CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; NA = Non-applicable;
Defined at T-Score ≥ 70 (i.e., at least two standard deviations above published means); *Omnibus chi-squares (follow-up X2 tests were conducted in cases of significant initial omnibus tests).