scholarly journals Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen for child psychiatric disorders in a community sample

2000 ◽  
Vol 177 (6) ◽  
pp. 534-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Goodman ◽  
Tamsin Ford ◽  
Helen Simmons ◽  
Rebecca Gatward ◽  
Howart Meltzer
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Community Screening ◽  
Child Psychiatric ◽  
Specific Phobias ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

BackgroundChild psychiatric disorders are common and treatable, but often go undetected and therefore remain untreated.AimsTo assess the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a potential means for improving the detection of child psychiatric disorders in the community.MethodSDQ predictions and independent psychiatric diagnoses were compared in a community sample of 7984 5- to 15-year-olds from the 1999 British Child Mental Health Survey.ResultsMulti-informant (parents, teachers, older children) SDQs identified individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis with a specificity of 94.6% (95% CI 94.1–95.1%) and a sensitivity of 63.3% (59.7–66.9%). The questionnaires identified over 70% of individuals with conduct, hyperactivity, depressive and some anxiety disorders, but under 50% of individuals with specific phobias, separation anxiety and eating disorders. Sensitivity was substantially poorer with single-informant rather than multi-informant SDQs.ConclusionsCommunity screening programmes based on multi-informant SDQs could potentially increase the detection of child psychiatric disorders, thereby improving access to effective treatments.

scholarly journals Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ): a study of school children in Ribeirão Preto

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilo Ramos Cury ◽  
José Hércules Golfeto
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Child Psychiatric ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Impact Supplement ◽  
The Impact

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to investigate possible child psychiatric disorders using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). METHOD: SDQ is a questionnaire that screens child mental health problems, comprising a total of 25 items divided in five subscales: emotional problems, hyperactivity, relationship, conduct and pro-social behavior, with five items in each subscale. We also used the impact supplement that evaluates the impairment caused by symptoms. Out of 143 children randomly chosen from a public school of Ribeirão Preto, 107 questionnaires were correctly filled in by parents. Teachers received 114 questionnaires (regarding children with parents' consent), and 108 questionnaires were correctly filled in. As a final sample, we obtained 112 questionnaires answered by parents or teachers. RESULTS: In the questionnaires answered by the parents, we obtained high scorings such as 30.8% for emotional symptoms, 17,7% for conduct disorders, 16.8% for hyperactivity, 14% for interpersonal relationships, 18,7% for the total scores and 10.2% for the impact supplement. Questionnaires answered by the teachers had 1.83% for emotional symptoms, 8.25% for conduct disorders, 8.25% for hyperactivity, 2.75% for interpersonal relationships, 8.25% for the total scoring and 4.58% for the impact supplement. Combining the results obtained from parents and teachers we have diagnostic hypotheses in the frequencies of 7.14% for emotional disorders, 9.82% for conduct disorders, and 12.5% for psychiatric disorder not otherwise specified and no combination was noted between parents and teachers for hyperactivity. Mean age was 8.18 years, with 63% of the children being male and 37% female. CONCLUSION: SDQ can be useful for a preliminary screening in the investigation of possible psychiatric disorders in childhood.

Measurement Invariance of the Parent Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Across Community and Clinical Populations

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris A. M. Smits ◽  
Meinou H. C. Theunissen ◽  
Sijmen A. Reijneveld ◽  
Maaike H. Nauta ◽  
Marieke E. Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Favorable Result ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Parent Version ◽  
Clinical Populations

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a popular screening instrument for the detection of social-emotional and behavioral problems in children in community and clinical settings. To sensibly compare SDQ scores across these settings, the SDQ should measure psychosocial difficulties and strengths in the same way across community and clinical populations, that is, the SDQ should be measurement invariant across both populations. We examined whether measurement invariance of the parent version of the SDQ holds using data from a community sample (N = 707) and a clinical sample (N = 931). The results of our analysis suggest that measurement invariance of the SDQ parent version across community and clinical populations is tenable, implying that one can compare the SDQ scores of children across these populations. This is a favorable result since it is common clinical practice to interpret the scores of a clinical individual relative to norm scores that are based on community samples. The findings of this study support the continued use of the parent version of the SDQ in community and clinical settings.

FC14.02 Child psychiatric disorders — A community sample

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (S2) ◽  
pp. 319s-319s
Author(s):  
V. Eapen ◽  
M.E. Jakka ◽  
M.T. Abou-Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Child Psychiatric

scholarly journals Is Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Community Sample the Optimal Way to Assess Mental Health Functioning?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e0144039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmila Vaz ◽  
Reinie Cordier ◽  
Mark Boyes ◽  
Richard Parsons ◽  
Annette Joosten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Mental Health Functioning ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

The Chartres Study: I. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among French School-Aged Children

1994 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Fombonne
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Child Psychiatric ◽  
French School

A survey of child psychiatric disorders was conducted in a community sample of 2441 French school-aged children selected from 18 public and private schools; children attending special classes were oversampled. A two-stage survey design was used to identify disorders. Measures were the Child Behavior Checklist and the Rutter teacher scale for screening. The Isle of Wight parental interview was used in the second phase for 217 home interviews, along with the Children Global Assessment Scale as an index of impaired functioning. Response rates were excellent, and non-respondents in the screening phase were shown to have higher levels of psychopathology as gauged by their teacher scale scores. Several weights were used in the analysis to adjust for differential probabilities of selection and participation in each survey phase. The overall prevalence rate among 8–11-year-olds was estimated to be 12.4% (5.9% for more severe disorders), with roughly equal rates of disruptive and emotional disorders (6.5% and 5.9%). Prevalence was higher in boys (15.0%) than in girls (9.5%), owing to a threefold increase in their frequency of conduct disturbances. Rates of disturbance were twice as high among children with special educational needs, while no difference was found between private and public schools. The frequency of behavioural problems appeared to be similar in the urban and semi-rural subsamples.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Community Sample of French-Speaking Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu d'Acremont ◽  
Martial Van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assesses adaptive and problematic behavior in children and adolescents ( Goodman, 1997 ). The aim of this study was to test the construct validity of a French translation of the scale. Teachers completed the SDQ for their pupils (279 girls and 278 boys, 13-18 years). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the SDQ supported the original distinction between Conduct problems, Hyperactivity/Inattention, Peer problems, Emotional symptoms, and Prosocial behavior. Multigroup CFA revealed invariance of factor measurement across gender. In addition, boys had higher factor scores for Conduct problems, Hyperactivity/Inattention, and Peer problems whereas girls were more Prosocial. The internal reliability of the subscales ranges from acceptable to very good. These results indicate that the French version of the SDQ has a reliable factor organization among adolescent boys and girls.

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