The Child Behaviour Assessment Instrument: development and validation of a measure to screen for externalising child behavioural problems in community setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Sri Lanka, behavioural problems have grown to epidemic proportions accounting second highest category of mental health problems among children. Early identification of behavioural problems in children is an important pre-requisite of the implementation of interventions to prevent long term psychiatric outcomes. The objectives of the study were to develop and validate a screening instrument for use in the community setting to identify behavioural problems in children aged 4-6 years.

Methods

An initial 54 item questionnaire was developed following an extensive review of the literature. A three round Delphi process involving a panel of experts from six relevant fields was then undertaken to refine the nature and number of items and created the 15 item community sc

SUBMITTER: Samarakkody DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2897774 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature