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Table 3 Comparison of scores of assessment instruments between youths with and without a clinical diagnosis at first evaluation

From: Reasons and pathways of first-time consultations at child and adolescent mental health services: an observational study in Italy

Assessment instrument

Subjects without a clinical diagnosis (mean + SD)

Subject with a clinical diagnosis (mean + SD)

AUC valuea (p)

CBCL Total Problem

39.9 (21.8)

45.3 (29.9)

AUC = 0.54 (p = 0.404)

CBCL Performance Score

17.6 (5.5)

16.1 (6.0)

AUC = 0.42 (p = 0.125)

Children Global Assessment Scale

74.1 (11.6)

63.0 (13.9)

AUC = 0.72 (p < 0.001)

Clinical Global Impression Severity Index

2.1 (0.8)

3.2 (1.2)

AUC = 0.78 (p < 0.001)

Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children & Adolescent

4.9 (3.9)

9.0 (5.5)

AUC = 0.74 (p < 0.001)

  1. aAUC values are reported in order to quantify the performance of standardised assessment instruments (CBCL Total Problem; CBCL Performance Score; C-GAS; CGI; HoNOSCA). AUC is a non-parametric value and illustrates the performance of a binary classifier system; reported effect size intervals for AUC are: small effect sizes (0.528–0.556); medium effect sizes (0.584–0.638); large effect sizes. (0.714–0.760); very large effect sizes (above 0.760)
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000