Publications [#254267] of Robert J. Thompson

Journal Articles

1. Merritt, KA; Thompson, RJ; Keith, BR; Gustafson, KE; Murphy, LB; Johndrow, DA (1995). Screening for child-reported behavioral and emotional problems in primary care pediatrics.. Percept Mot Skills, 80(1), 323-329. [7624213], [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/06/16)

   Abstract:
   In light of the findings that mother-completed checklists do not adequately reflect children's perceptions of their own adjustment, two child-completed questionnaires were assessed as screening measures for behavioral or emotional problems with 50 children seen for well-child examinations. Case criterion was child-reported DSM-III symptoms through a clinical interview. Support was provided for the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale but not the Children's Depression Inventory as a child-reported screening measure. Moreover, the findings indicated that both mother-completed and child-completed measures are needed to screen adequately for behavioral or emotional problems of children seen in a primary care pediatric clinic.