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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2015 Jul 23;24(4):266–274. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1471

Table 3. Cut Points Based on Example 3: Impact Item Score and SDQ Score.

Age Group Impact Item Score 5-item SDQ Score Cut Point1

MDI MDSI
4–11 0 3 *
1 3 5
2 2 0
3 1 0

12–17 0 7 8
1 3 6
2 0 3
3 0 1

MDI = mental disorder with impairment, MDSI = mental disorder with severe impairment, SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

*

No SDQ score cutpoint combined with Impact score = 0 predicted MDSI status for the 4-11 age group

1

A cut point of x indicates that an SDQ score ≥ x will result in a positive MDI or MDSI prediction.