Identifying psychosocial dysfunction in School-Age children: The pediatric symptom checklist as a Self-Report measure

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 91 - 106
• Main Authors: Pagano, Maria E., Cassidy, Linden J., Little, Michelle, Murphy, J. Michael, Jellinek, And Michael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2000; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Medical sciences; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Techniques and methods; Human; Social environment; Questionnaire; Prediction; Psychometrics; School environment; Test validation; School age; Convergent validity; Pediatric Symptom Checklist Murphy et al; Mental disorder; Diagnosis; Child

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief, well‐validated parent‐report questionnaire designed to detect psychosocial dysfunction in school‐age children during pediatric primary care visits. This study assessed the utility of the PSC when completed by children (PSC‐Y) ages 9‐14 in a public sc...