| Early
Child Inventory-4 Parent Checklist (ECI-4) |
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The Early Childhood Inventory-4 (ECI-4) is
a behavior rating scale for young children that screens for a variety of emotional and
behavioral disorders that is based on the criteria
specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (1994;
American Psychiatric Association). The ECI-4 is appropriate for use with
male and female children 3-5 years old.
ECI-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 ECI-4 is useful as a screening instrument in mental health settings,
pre-school settings, and healthcare facilities.
Two versions of the ECI-4 are
available. The ECI-4 Parent Checklist contains 108 items and screens for
15 emotional and behavioral disorders while the ECI-4 Teacher Checklist
contains 87 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
ECI-4 Measures
The ECI-4 screens for
the following disorders:
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AD/HD |
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Dysthymic
Disorder |
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Oppositional
Defiant Disorder |
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Reactive
Attachment Disorder |
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Conduct
Disorder |
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Pervasive
Developmental Disorder |
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Generalized
Anxiety Disorder |
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Asperger's
Disorder |
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Social
Phobia |
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Schizophrenia |
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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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Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder |
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Selective
Mutism |
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Eating,
Sleeping, and Elimination Problems |
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Major
Depressive Disorder |
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Symptom Count scores (diagnostic model)
and Symptom Severity scores (normative data model) are reported.
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