Agreement between children and parents when reporting anxiety and depressive symptoms in pediatric epilepsy

Stevanović, Dejan; Jančić, Jasna; Topalović, Mirko; Tadić, Ivana

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.017

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“…Although parents may face difficulties in family functioning [8], it has been observed that parental reporting of various symptoms correlates with that of the child [14]. Specifically, analysis of agreement between children and parents indicated that there is a substantial concordance in reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression [14]. This finding suggests that parents are able to accurately recognize and define problems their children experience.…”

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“…Still, young persons and their parents feel that medication management of epilepsy is the only priority in a health-care setting [13]. Although parents may face difficulties in family functioning [8], it has been observed that parental reporting of various symptoms correlates with that of the child [14]. Specifically, analysis of agreement between children and parents indicated that there is a substantial concordance in reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression [14].…”

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Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

Gazibara

Nikolovski

Lakic

et al. 2014

Epilepsy & Behavior

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

Gazibara

Nikolovski

Lakic

et al. 2014

Epilepsy & Behavior

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“…Because we used the parent completed version of the CBCL, we hypothesized that patterns of cortical abnormality would be more reliably evident for externalizing problems (e.g., oppositional defiant, rule breaking, attention) which tend to be associated with more observable behaviors compared to internalizing problems which are linked more to the child’s internal affective experiences (e.g., anxiety) that may be more difficult for parents to reliably assess [29]. Furthermore, by including the DSM-oriented scales we were able to examine the reproducibility of findings for those scales compared to closely related specific problem scales (e.g., DSM-oriented ADHD Problems compared to Attention Problems).…”

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Patterns of cortical thickness and the Child Behavior Checklist in childhood epilepsy

Dabbs

Jones

Jackson

et al. 2013

Epilepsy & Behavior

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The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the neuroanatomical correlates (cortical thickness) of variations in parent reported Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores. 90 children with epilepsy (age 8–18) underwent brain MRI and their parents completed the CBCL. Freesurfer-derived measures of cortical thickness were examined in relation to the CBCL broad and narrow band competence and behavioral problem scales, as well as the newer DSM-oriented scales. Parent reports of higher (better) social competence skills were associated with increased cortical thickness, especially in frontal regions. Parent reports of behavioral problems were associated with patterns of decreased cortical thickness that varied as a function of the specific behavioral issue under investigation. Congruence of patterns of cortical thinning between the DSM-oriented scales and conceptually related specific problem scales (e.g., ADHD Problems with Attention Problems) was generally weak. The parent report version of the CBCL is associated with variations in cortical thickness among children with epilepsy. Anatomic abnormalities specific to selected competence and behavioral problem scales can be identified, with more reliable and robust patterns of thinning across scales assessing externalizing behaviors, with generally less prominent findings on scales assessing internalizing behaviors.

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“…That said, findings are mixed regarding which anxiety subtypes are associated with better or worse agreement. Some studies have found poorest agreement on generalized anxiety symptoms relative to other anxiety diagnoses symptoms (Brown-Jacobson, Wallace, & Whiteside, 2011; Weems, Feaster, Horigian, & Robbins, 2011), whereas other work has suggested higher agreement on generalized anxiety symptoms and poorer agreement for separation anxiety and phobias (Edelbrock, Costello, Dulcan, Conover, & Kala, 1986; Stevanovic, Jancic, Topalovic, & Tadic, 2012). Previous studies differed in sample compositions (e.g., referred; [Brown Jacobson et al, 2011; Weems et al, 2011; Edelbrock et al, 1986] versus non-referred [Stevanonic et al, 2012]), participants’ ages (adolescent; [Weems et al, 2011], versus school age/adolescent [Brown-Jacobson et al, 2011; Edelbrock et al, 1976, Stevanovic et al, 2012]), and anxiety as presenting concern (Brown-Jaconsbon et al, 2011) versus not presenting concern (Edelbrock et al, 1986; Stevanonic et al, 2012; Weems et al, 2011).…”

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All Anxiety is not Created Equal: Correlates of Parent/Youth Agreement Vary Across Subtypes of Anxiety

Becker

Jensen‐Doss

Kendall

et al. 2016

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Research has examined patterns and correlates of parent/youth informant discrepancies in the reporting of youth anxiety. However, little work has examined whether it is better to conceptualize patterns and correlates of informant disagreement across anxiety broadly, or more useful to consider disagreement on specific symptom clusters. Using data from the Child Adolescent/Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS; N = 488; Walkup et al., 2008), the current study applied the most recent recommended analytic strategies to study informant discrepancies and examined differences in the magnitude and patterns of disagreement for: (a) broadband anxiety symptoms, versus (b) symptoms of specific anxiety diagnoses (or anxiety subtypes; e.g., separation, social anxiety). Correlates of informant discrepancies were also examined. Results indicated that there was variability in agreement across anxiety subtypes, with parent/youth agreement higher on separation anxiety and school refusal symptoms relative to other domains. Parental psychopathology was associated with disagreement on broadband anxiety symptoms, such that parental psychopathology was highest when parents reported higher symptoms than their children; however, this finding was largely driven by a relationship between parental psychopathology and disagreement on separation anxiety symptoms. Age was associated with disagreement on total and separation anxiety symptoms. Gender was not associated with disagreement. Clinical implications are discussed.

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Agreement between children and parents when reporting anxiety and depressive symptoms in pediatric epilepsy

Cited by 17 publications

References 23 publications

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

Patterns of cortical thickness and the Child Behavior Checklist in childhood epilepsy

All Anxiety is not Created Equal: Correlates of Parent/Youth Agreement Vary Across Subtypes of Anxiety

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