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Diagnostic performance of the CBCL-Attention Problem Scale as a screening measure in a sample of Brazilian children with ADHD

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

G. Polanczyk

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

S. Tramontina

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

V. Mardini

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

L. A. Rohde

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, lrohde{at}terra.com.br

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Attention Problem Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL-APS) for the screening of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents.

Methods: The CBCL-APS was given to 763 children and adolescents. Child psychiatrists using DSM-IV criteria confirmed the clinical diagnoses. Diagnostic performance was evaluated through Receiver-Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves.

Results: Only moderate areas under the curve (AUC) were found for the general sample (AUC = 0.79; 95%CI = 0.76-0.82), and for the subsample of referred patients (AUC = 0.78; 95%CI = 0.74-0.82). The subsample of patients with ADHD of the combined type presented the largest AUC (AUC = 0.85; 95%CI = 0.82-0.88).

Conclusion: Our findings concur with previous studies of different cultures demonstrating adequate diagnostic performance of the CBCL-APS for the screening of ADHD, especially of the combined type.

Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 8, No. 2, 63-71 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/108705470400800204


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