Citation

Ferdinand RF, van der Ende J, Verhulst FC. J. Abnorm. Psychol. 2004; 113(2): 198-206.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center/Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. r.f.ferdinand@erasmusmc.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0021-843X.113.2.198

PMID

15122940

Abstract

This study investigated whether parent-adolescent disagreement regarding adolescents' behavioral and emotional problems predicted adverse outcome. A Dutch sample of 15- to 18-year-olds was prospectively followed across a 4-year interval. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL: T. M. Achenbach, 1997) and Youth Self-Report (YSR; T. M. Achenbach, 1991b) were administered at initial assessment, and the following signs of poor outcome were assessed 4 years later: police/judicial contacts, expulsion from school/job, suicidal ideation, unwanted pregnancy, suicide attempts, deliberate self-harm, referral to mental health services, report of having a behavioral or emotional problem, and feeling the need for professional help without actually receiving help. Twenty CBCL syndrome scores, 23 YSR syndrome scores, and 16 discrepancy scores were significant predictors of poor outcome. It was concluded that to determine the prognosis of psychopathology in adolescents, discrepancies between informants may be important.

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