Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale

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The Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (DBDRS) is a 45-question screening measure, completed by either parents or teachers, designed to identify symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder in children and adolescents.

This questionnaire was developed by Pelham and colleagues in 1992 and inspired the questionnaire developed in parallel, the SNAP-IV (Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Teacher and Parent Rating Scale). It is available online.

For each question, the respondent is asked to indicate the degree to which a statement describes the child's behavior. Response options include “not at all", "just a little", "pretty much", and "very much". For any question they do not know the answer to, respondents are asked to write "DK" for "don't know". The behavioral rating scale takes 5–10 minutes to complete and is designed for use with children ages 5 and up. The scores of the scale have been shown to be reliable and valid across multiple different study samples.

See also

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Oppositional defiant disorder

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Further reading

• Fosco, W. D.; Babinski, D. E.; Waschbusch, D. A. "The Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale: Updated factor structure, measurement invariance, and national caregiver norms". Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Article jsad006. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsad006.
• Pliszka, Steven; AACAP Work Group on Quality Issues (July 2007). "Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46 (7): 894–921. doi:10.1097/chi.0b013e318054e724. PMID 17581453.
• Steiner, Hans; Remsing, Lisa; Work Group on Quality Issues (January 2007). "Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Oppositional Defiant Disorder". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46 (1): 126–141. doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000246060.62706.af. PMID 17195736.
• Steiner, Hans; Work Group on Quality Issues (October 1997). "Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Conduct Disorder" (PDF). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 36 (10 suppl): 122S–139S. doi:10.1097/00004583-199710001-00008. PMID 9334568.

External links

Wikiversity has learning resources about Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale

• Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
• EffectiveChildTherapy.Org information on rule-breaking, defiance, and acting out
• Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD) Rating Scale with scoring instructions