NATIONAL CHILD & ADOLESCENT SURVEY: A 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

本研究旨在加强实证基础， 评估、分类、流行病学和预测 儿童/青少年精神病理学通过3年的随访， 在家庭访谈中评估的4-16岁儿童的全国样本 调查. 调查采用ACQ行为检查表， 多变量分析中确定的来自父母的综合征数据 儿童/青少年精神病理学 数据还获得了 家庭组成，家庭精神障碍，社会经济地位，儿童保育 安排和福利支持。 样本来自100个 具有全国代表性的抽样地点分层， 每个研究中心4-16岁的未转诊男孩和女孩（N = 2600）， 加上那些被转介到精神卫生服务， 去年（N = 89）。 还获得了5，000份ACQ 4-16岁的青少年提到了18个心理健康服务机构， 国家，允许在匹配的临床和 非临床样本。 3年随访的目的是：（1）检测 问题和能力;（2）比较每个性别年龄的结果 分组并确定出现异常变化的组;（3）测试ACQ 问题、能力、综合征和概况作为 转介心理健康服务，自杀企图，和其他 干扰的迹象;（4）测试ACQ作为问题的预测器 报告了在后续行动中进行的青年自我报告; (5)测试家庭变量作为干扰的预测因子& YSR 评分;（6）推进儿童/青少年疾病的分类， 识别综合征、特征和相关性，在以下时间内保持稳定 3年;（7）测试定量与概率的准确性 用于预测病理结果的量表。 3年随访将提供独特的患病率测试， 行为/情绪问题的稳定性、过程和预测 在全国儿童和青少年样本中。 它还将 为具体调查结果的跨国比较提供基础 和统计模型的稳定性，变化和预测， 精神病理学的发展

This study is designed to strengthen the empirical basis for assessment, taxonomy, epidemiology, & prediction of child/adolescent psychopathology via a 3-year follow-up of a national sample of 4-16-year-olds assessed in a home interview survey. The survey employed the ACQ Behavior Checklist to obtain data from parents on syndromes identified in multivariate analyses of child/adolescent psychopathology. Data were also obtained on family composition, family mental disorders, SES, child care arrangements, & welfare support. The sample was drawn from 100 nationally representative sampling sites stratified to yield 1 nonreferred boy & girl of each age 4-16 in each site (N = 2600), plus those found to be referred for mental health services in the preceding year (N = 89). ACQs have also been obtained for 5,000 4-16-year-olds referred to 18 mental health services across the country, permitting comparisons between matched clinical & nonclinical samples. The 3-year follow-up is designed to: (1) test the stability of problems & competencies; (2) compare findings for each sex age group & identify groups showing exceptional change; (3) test ACQ problems, competencies, syndromes, & profiles as predictors of referral for mental health services, suicide attempts, & other signs of disturbance; (4) test the ACQ as a predictor of problems reported on the Youth Self-Report (YSR) administered at follow-up; (5) test family variables as predictors of disturbance & YSR scores; (6) advance the taxonomy of child/adolescent disorders by identifying syndromes, profiles, & correlates remaining stable over 3 years; (7) test the accuracy of quantitative versus probability scales for predicting pathological outcomes. The 3-year follow-up will provide unique tests of the prevalence, stability, course, & prediction of behavioral/emotional problems in a national sample of children & adolescents. It will also provide a basis for cross-national comparisons of specific findings and of statistical models for stability, change, and prediction in the development of psychopathology.