Table 3.
Behavioral Outcome Measures
| Questionnaires | Assessment Domains | NIMH Tier I |
|---|---|---|
| Completed by Parent | ||
| Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) | Symptom severity of behaviors related to affective disorders, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiant problems, and conduct problem1 | |
| Child Sleep Health Questionnaire (CSHQ) | Disordered sleep2 | |
| Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) | Interpersonal relationships, psychopathology, school function, and leisure time3 | yes |
| Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) | Positive emotionality, negative emotionality, and constraint4 | |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Emotional Symptoms, conduct problems, attention deficit/hyperactivity, peer relationships, and prosocial behavior5 | yes |
| Completed by Child | ||
| Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) | Behavioral components of depression in two subscales: emotional problems and function problems6 | |
| Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) | Interpersonal relationships, psychopathology, school function, and leisure time3 | yes |
| Eatina Disorder Inventory (EDI-2) | Symptoms and personality traits related to disordered eating7 | |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire | Disordered sleep within the past month8 | |
| Revised Screening for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-R) | Symptoms related to panic, generalized anxiety, social phobia, separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, traumatic stress disorder, and specific phobias9 | |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) | Current anxiety (i.e. “right now”) and state anxiety (i.e. “in general”)10 | |
1
Achenbach and Ruffle, 2000
2
Owens et al, 2000
3
Bird et al, 1993
4
Tellegen and Waller, 2008
5
Bourdon et al, 2005
6
Kovacs, 2004
7
Franko et al, 2004 and Garner, 1991
8
Buysse et al, 1989
9
Muris et al, 1999
10
Papay and Spielberger, 1986