@article{ref1,
title="Diagnostic efficiency of caregiver report on the SCARED for identifying youth anxiety disorders in outpatient settings",
journal="Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology",
year="2016",
author="Van Meter, Anna R. and You, Dokyoung S. and Halverson, Tate and Youngstrom, Eric A. and Birmaher, Boris and Fristad, Mary A. and Kowatch, Robert A. and Storfer-Isser, Amy and Horwitz, Sarah M. and Frazier, Thomas W. and Arnold, L. Eugene and Findling, Robert L. and Lams Group, The",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-15",
abstract="This study investigated the diagnostic and clinical utility of the parent-rated Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-P) for detecting youth anxiety disorders. Youth ages 6 to 12 years, 11 months were recruited from 9 outpatient mental health clinics (N = 707). Consensus diagnoses were based on semistructured interviews (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children) with youth and caregivers; 31% were diagnosed with at least one anxiety disorder. Caregivers completed the SCARED-P to describe youth anxiety levels. SCARED-P scores were not considered during the consensus diagnoses. Areas under the curve (AUCs) from receiver operating characteristic analyses and diagnostic likelihood ratios (DLRs) quantified performance of the SCARED-P total score and subscale scores (generalized anxiety disorder and separation anxiety disorder). SCARED-P total scores had variable efficiency (AUCs = .69-.88), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Separation Anxiety subscale scores were excellent (AUCs = .86-.89) for identifying specific anxiety disorders. Optimal subscale cutoff scores were computed to help rule in (DLRs = 2.7-5.4) or rule out (DLRs < 1.0) anxiety disorders among youth. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that the Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Separation Anxiety SCARED-P subscales accurately identify their respective matched diagnoses. DLRs may aid clinicians in screening for youth anxiety disorders and improve accuracy of diagnosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-4416",
doi="10.1080/15374416.2016.1188698",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2016.1188698"
}