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ToolsCALM Team (2020) The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire predicts concurrent mental health difficulties in a transdiagnostic sample of struggling learners. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. ISSN 1664-1078
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Abstract
Children and adolescents with developmental problems are at increased risk of experiencing mental health problems. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely used as a screener for detecting mental health difficulties in these populations, but its use thus far has been restricted to groups of children with diagnosed disorders (e.g., ADHD). Transdiagnostic approaches, which focus on symptoms and soften or remove the boundaries between traditional categorical disorders, are increasingly adopted in research and practice. The aim of this study was to assess the potential of the SDQ to detect concurrent mental health problems in a transdiagnostic sample of children. The sample were referred by health and educational professionals for difficulties related to learning (N = 389). Some had one diagnosis, others had multiple, but many had no diagnoses. Parent-rated SDQ scores were significantly positively correlated with parent ratings of mental health difficulties on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Ratings on the SDQ Emotion subscale significantly predicted the likelihood of having concurrent clinical anxiety and depression scores. Ratings on the Hyperactivity subscale predicted concurrent anxiety levels. These findings suggest the SDQ could be a valuable screening tool for identifying existing mental health difficulties in children recognized as struggling, as it can be in typically developing children and those with specific diagnoses.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | strength and difficulties questionnaire,mental health,learning difficulties,screening,transdiagnostic,attention-deficit hyperactivity,autism spectrum disorders,psychiatric-disorders,executive functions,community sample,british child,service use,follow-up,depression,adhd,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,2* ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2021 03:31 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2024 17:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81824 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.587821 |
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