E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This study was conducted to find out the agreement between the parent's and teacher's ratings about the behavioral and emotional problems of the children with ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and Depression/Anxiety. 14 ADHD children and 35 Depression/Anxiety children among the psychiatric referred children were selected for this study. The agreement between their parents and teachers was studied through the measures of CBCL(Child Behavior Checklist) and TRF(Teacher's Report Form), and the correlations were calculated for the subscales. The rating of the parents and teachers about problem behavior of the children with ADHD showed lower correlations for the all subscales. Especially the attention problems subcales which are related to ADHD core symptoms also showed lower correlations. Depression/Anxiety children were included in the study in order to examine the differences between parent‘s and teacher’s ratings according to the symptoms of children's mental disorder. The rating of the Depression/Anxiety children's parents and teachers showed significant correlations, which were different from the ADHD children‘s results. This study points to the importance of using multiple informants - both parents and teachers - when assessing and diagnosing ADHD.