A Multidimensional Screening Tool for Preschoolers With Externalizing Behavior

Externalizing Behavior Problems in Preschoolers: Impact of an Inhibition Training

Background and objective: Externalizing behavior problems are a major cause of consultation in preschoolers but interventions available at this young age are scarce. Recently, researchers developed inhibition training and showed a significant improvement of executive function capacities in typically developing preschoolers and also a positive impact on externalizing behavior problems. In this r...

Screening Preschoolers for Autism with Behavior Rating Scales

Impact of Short-term Training in Social Cognition in Preschoolers with Externalizing Behavior

In two experimental and exploratory studies, we wanted to test the differentiated effects on preschoolers with externalizing behavior (EB) of two short-term social information processing (SIP) and Theory of Mind (ToM) training sessions, in comparison with typically developing (TD) preschoolers or with preschoolers with EB whom didn‟t receive training. Firstly, nineteen preschoolers presenting a...

Screening for DSM-IV externalizing disorders with the Child Behavior Checklist: a receiver-operating characteristic analysis.

BACKGROUND This study examines the diagnostic accuracy of the CBCL syndrome AS scales for predicting DSM-IV Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder with or without Conduct Disorder (ODD/CD). METHODS The sample included 370 children (187 probands and 183 siblings) participating in a family genetic study of attention and aggressive behavior problems. Un...

Mother-Child Interactions and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Preschoolers over Time: Inhibitory Control as a Mediator

Previous research has shown links between parenting and externalizing behavior problems in young children over time. Associations between inhibitory control, one of the executive functions, and externalizing behavior problems are widely established as well. Yet, the role of inhibitory control in the maintenance and change of externalizing behavior problems over time remains unclear. We examined...