Rafael M F de Araújo, Leonardo Mazzochi, Diogo R Lara, Gustavo L Ottoni
Thinking about dying and trying and intending to die: results on suicidal behavior from a large Web-based sample
The Journal of clinical psychiatry
since development strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq widely used research practice sdq screens positive negative psychological attributes review aims provide overview psychometric properties sdq 4 12yearolds results 48 studies n 131223 reliability validity parent teacher sdq summarized quantitatively descriptively internal consistency testretest reliability interrater agreement satisfactory parent teacher versions subscale level reliability teacher version seemed stronger compared parent version concerning validity 15 18 studies confirmed fivefactor structure correlations measures psychopathology well screening ability sdq sufficient review shows psychometric properties sdq strong particularly teacher version practice implies use sdq screening instrument continued longitudinal research studies investigate predictive validity practice research emphasize use multiinformant approach