| Childhood
Symptom Inventory-4 Parent Checklist (CSI-4) |
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The Childhood Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4) is
a behavior rating scale that screens for a variety of childhood emotional and
behavioral disorders and is based on the criteria
specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (1994;
American Psychiatric Association). The CSI-4 is appropriate for use with
male and female children aged 5-12.
CSI-4 scores show a high degree of
correspondence with psychiatric diagnosis (predictive validity) and correlate
well with other commonly used dimensional scales of psychopathology (concurrent validity). As a
result, the CSI-4 is useful as a screening instrument in mental health settings,
schools, and healthcare facilities.
Two versions of the CSI-4 are
available. The CSI-4 Parent Checklist contains 97 items and screens for
15 emotional and behavioral disorders while the CSI-4 Teacher Checklist
contains 77 items and screens for 13 emotional and behavioral disorders. Each
of these instruments is designed to be completed in less than 20 minutes.
What the
CSI-4 Measures
The CSI-4 screens for
the following disorders:
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AD/HD |
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Major
Depressive Disorder |
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Oppositional
Defiant Disorder |
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Dysthymic
Disorder |
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Conduct
Disorder |
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Schizophrenia |
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Generalized
Anxiety Disorder |
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Pervasive
Developmental Disorder |
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Social
Phobia |
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Asperger's
Disorder |
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Separation
Anxiety Disorder |
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Motor
Tics |
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder |
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Vocal
Tics |
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Specific
Phobia |
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Both Symptom Count scores (diagnostic model)
and Symptom Severity scores (normative data model) are generated.
Childhood Symptom Inventory-4 and CSI-4 are copyrights and marks solely owned by Checkmate Plus, Ltd.
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