Citation

Jucksch V, Salbach-Andrae H, Lenz K, Goth K, Döpfner M, Poustka F, Freitag CM, Lehmkuhl G, Lehmkuhl U, Holtmann M. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 2011; 52(6): 686-695.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, JW Goethe-University, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Germany Ruhr-University Bochum, LWL-University Hospital Hamm for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02322.x

PMID

21039485

Abstract

Background:  Recently, a highly heritable behavioral phenotype of simultaneous deviance on the Anxious/Depressed, Attention Problems, and Aggressive Behavior syndrome scales has been identified on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL-Dysregulation Profile, CBCL-DP). This study aims to investigate psychosocial adversity and impairment of the CBCL-DP. Methods:  A total of 9024 patients aged 4-18 years were assessed using the CBCL, and the axes V and VI of ICD-10. Results:  ANOVA revealed significant differences regarding psychosocial adversity and impairment between patients with CBCL-DP phenotype and the clinical control group, patients with attention problems, and patients with attention problems and additional anxious/depressed symptoms as assessed by the CBCL. Patients with CBCL-DP showed significant psychosocial adversity and impairment. However, in most cases patients with aggressive behavior showed equal psychosocial adversity as patients with CBCL-DP. Conclusions:  Findings suggest the CBCL-DP phenotype to be associated with significant psychosocial adversity and impairment either as a cause or an effect of the syndrome. Clinicians should carefully address psychosocial adversity and impairment with particular attention to the adversity and impairment of adolescents with CBCL-DP.

Language: en