Cluster analysis of child behavior checklists of 6 to 11-year-old males with varying degrees of behavior disorders

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1992 Winter;23(2):69-85. doi: 10.1007/BF00709751.

Abstract

Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist ratings were collected on boys aged 6 to 11 years screened as not having significant behavior problems, as clinic-referred boys, and as boys diagnosed as having Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder alone or together with Oppositional-Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder. Cluster analysis resulted in a classification system related to DSM-III-R classification of the boys and parent self-report of mildly antisocial acts. Clusters also enhanced the ability of the instrument to detect Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and disruptive behavior disorders.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / classification
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / complications
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / classification
  • Child Behavior Disorders / complications
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cluster Analysis*
  • Humans
  • MMPI
  • Male
  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Psychology, Child