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Catherine Holcomb, an 11-year-old female, was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist completed by her mother Jane Holcomb. Catherine's scores on competence scales were in the clinical range, indicating concerns about her activities, social functioning, and school performance according to her mother. Catherine's problem scores were in the borderline clinical range for total problems, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems. Specifically, she scored in the clinical range for withdrawn/depressed behavior and thought problems. No critical items were endorsed by her mother.

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Sample CBCL Narrative

Catherine Holcomb, an 11-year-old female, was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist completed by her mother Jane Holcomb. Catherine's scores on competence scales were in the clinical range, indicating concerns about her activities, social functioning, and school performance according to her mother. Catherine's problem scores were in the borderline clinical range for total problems, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems. Specifically, she scored in the clinical range for withdrawn/depressed behavior and thought problems. No critical items were endorsed by her mother.

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CBCL/6-18 - Narrative Report & Critical Items

Scored using T scores for United States


ID: 200105-002
Name: Catherine A. Holcomb
Age: 11

Birth Date: 06/16/1989


Gender: Female
Date Filled: 12/04/2000

Informant: Jane Holcomb


Clinician: Theresa Lopez

The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was completed by Jane Holcomb, Catherine's biological mother, to obtain her
perceptions of Catherine's competencies and problems. Ms. Holcomb reported that Catherine participates in two sports
and that she has interests in three hobbies. She belongs to two social organizations, teams or clubs. Ms. Holcomb
reported that Catherine has no jobs or chores. She reported that Catherine has no close friends and that she sees friends
less than once a week outside of regular school hours. Ms. Holcomb rated Catherine's school performance as average in
language arts, below average in social studies, below average in math, and below average in science.
Catherine's Total Competence score was in the clinical range below the 10th percentile for parents' ratings of girls aged
6 to 11. Her scores on the Activities and Social scales were both in the borderline clinical range (3rd to 7th percentiles),
and her score on the School scale was in the clinical range below the 3rd percentile.
On the CBCL problem scales, Catherine's Total Problems, Internalizing, and Externalizing scores were all in the
borderline clinical range (84th to 90th percentiles) for girls aged 6 to 11. Her scores on the Anxious/Depressed, Somatic
Complaints, Social Problems, Attention Problems, Rule-Breaking Behavior, and Aggressive Behavior syndromes were
in the normal range. Her score on the Withdrawn/Depressed syndrome was in the clinical range above the 97th
percentile. Her score on the Thought Problems syndrome was in the borderline clinical range (93rd to 97th percentiles).
These results indicate that Catherine's biological mother reported more problems than are typically reported by parents
of girls aged 6 to 11, particularly withdrawn or depressed behavior and thought problems.
On the DSM-oriented scales, Catherine's scores on the Anxiety Problems, Somatic Problems, Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems, Oppositional Defiant Problems, and Conduct Problems scales were in the normal
range. Her score on the Affective Problems scale was in the clinical range (above the 97th percentile). These results
suggest that the DSM should be consulted to determine whether Catherine meets diagnostic criteria for affective
disorders.
On the 2007 scales, Catherine's scores on the Obsessive-Compulsive Problems and Post-traumatic Stress Problems
scales were in the normal range. Her score on the Sluggish Cognitive Tempo scale was in the borderline clinical range
(93rd to 97th percentiles). Catherine's score in the borderline clinical range suggests that the DSM should be consulted
to determine whether Catherine might meet diagnostic criteria for disorders characterized by problems included on that
scale.

Critical Items
In addition to the scale scores, it is important to consider scores on individual problem items. Because they may raise
particular challenges for management, it is especially important to note the problems listed below that were reported with
scores of 1 or 2. Look at comments made by the informant on the form in relation to these problems to obtain more
information about risks associated with the problems and the contexts in which the problems occur.
Score
Problem Item
Score
Problem Item
0
1
0
0
0
0

6. BMOut
15. CruelAnimal
18. HarmSelf
40. HearsThings
57. Attacks
59. SexPartsP

0
0
0
0
0
0

67. RunAway
70. SeesThings
72. SetsFires
91. TalkSuicide
105. UsesDrugs
107. WetsSelf

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