The diagnostic utility of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-71 (SCARED-71)

This study investigated the diagnostic utility of the 71-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-71), as a screening tool for identifying anxiety disorders in youth aged 8–18 years. The SCARED-71 and the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS) were administered to clinic...

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Published in:Behaviour research and therapy 2009-05, Vol.47 (5), p.418-425
Main Authors: Bodden, Denise H.M., Bögels, Susan M., Muris, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child psychology
Children
Children & youth
Control
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Emotional disorders
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Parents
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
SCARED
Screening
Sex Factors
Techniques and methods
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Summary:This study investigated the diagnostic utility of the 71-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-71), as a screening tool for identifying anxiety disorders in youth aged 8–18 years. The SCARED-71 and the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS) were administered to clinically referred anxious children (n=138) and control children (n=38) as well as their parents. Results showed that the SCARED-71 differentiated clinically anxious from control children on the total score and on all subscales. Girls generally reported higher levels of anxiety symptoms and there were also significant age effects for various anxiety subscales. Further, reliable cut-off scores were established for the child and parent version of the SCARED-71. The parent version displayed better sensitivity and specificity, and therefore seems to be a more optimal screen for anxiety problems in children and adolescents. Finally, evidence for the predictive validity across anxiety disorders was found. The SCARED-71 can be used as a screening tool to detect clinically significant anxiety problems in children and adolescents and discriminates reasonably well among specific anxiety disorders.
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2009.01.015