Convergent validity of K-SADS-PL by comparison with CBCL in a Portuguese speaking outpatient population

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Convergent validity of the Brazilian version of K-SADS-PL and CBCL/4-18 (N = 78)

	CBCL/4-18 broad-band scales
	Total problems				Internalizing^a				Externalizing^b
K-SADS-PL diagnostic areas (for the screen interview) or DSM-IV psychiatric disorders (for final diagnoses)*	N	Mean score	SD	p*	N	Mean score	SD	p*	N	Mean score	SD	p*
SCREEN INTERVIEW: PARENT (positive diagnostic areas)
Any disorder^c
Present (1+) Absent	66 12	70.7 64.6	8.1 6.7	.015
Any affective/anxiety^d
Present (1+) Absent					47 31	70.0 62.2	7.9 10.6	< .001
Any disruptive^e
Present (1+) Absent									32 46	72.7 60.9	7.3 7.9	< .001
SCREEN INTERVIEW: CLINICIAN (positive diagnostic areas)
Any disorder^c
Present (1+) Absent	69 9	70.7 62.7	7.9 6.9	.005
Any affective/anxiety^d
Present (1+) Absent					49 29	69.3 62.8	8.1 11.1	.004
Any disruptive^e
Present (1+) Absent									34 44	72.5 60.5	7.0 7.9	< .001
FINAL DIAGNOSES
Any disorder^c
Present (1+) Absent	58 20	71.1 66.1	8.3 6.5	.018
Any affective/anxiety^d
Present (1+) Absent					34 44	69.3 65.1	8.5 10.4	.057
Any disruptive^e
Present (1+) Absent									20 58	74.9 62.5	.2 8.1	< .001

* student T test
^a Internalizing problems = Sum of CBCL subscales I, II, III (withdrawal, anxiety/depression, somatic complaints)
^b Externalizing problems = Sum of CBCL subscales VII, VIII (delinquent behavior, aggressive behavior)
^c One or more diagnostic areas (for the screen interview) or one or more psychiatric disorders (for final diagnoses)
^d Any affective disorder (depressive disorders, dysthymia, mania, hypomania, bipolar disorder) and/or any anxiety disorder (social phobia, agoraphobia, specific phobias, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder)
^e Disruptive disorder (oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder)

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