J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2011 Jun;22(2):95-102.

Screening Oppositional Defiant Disorder with the Korean Child Behavior Checklist : The Role of the Subscales of Aggressive and Delinquent Behavior

• Lee SI
• Park JH
• Lim EJ
• Jung HY

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This present study examined the power of the Korean Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL) subscales to predict a DSM-IV diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
METHODS
The sample included 37 children and adolescents with ODD and 46 normal controls. The participants and their parents were interviewed for clinical diagnosis using the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and the parents completed the K-CBCL. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict the diagnosis of ODD.
RESULTS
Among the CBCL subscales, Delinquent and Aggressive Behavior scales significantly predicted ODD diagnosis. The means of these CBCL subscales were significantly higher in the ODD group when compared to the controls.
CONCLUSION
Two CBCL subscales (Deliquent and Aggressive Behavior) displayed good diagnostic efficiency for assessing ODD in children and adolescents. Through combining information from the CBCL, an empirical-quantitative approach to psychopathology in children and the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, the results demonstrated that a clinical diagnostic approach is an effective diagnostic paradigm for children with ODD.

Keyword

Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Child Behavior Checklist; Screening; Subsacles of Aggressive and Delinquent Behavior

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Checklist
Child
Child Behavior
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Logistic Models
Mass Screening
Mood Disorders
Parents
Psychopathology
Weights and Measures