Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale

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The Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (DBDRS) is a 45-question screening measure, completed by either parents or teachers, designed to identify symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder in children and adolescents.

This questionnaire was developed by Pelham and colleagues in 1992^[1] and inspired other widely used questionnaires, including the SNAP-IV (Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Teacher and Parent Rating Scale) and the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (Wolraich et al., 2003). The DBDRS is freely available online.

For each question, the respondent is asked to indicate the degree to which a statement describes the child's behavior. Response options include “not at all", "just a little", "pretty much", and "very much". For any question they do not know the answer to, respondents are asked to write "DK" for "don't know". The behavioral rating scale takes 5–10 minutes to complete and is designed for use with children ages 5 and up. The scores of the scale have been shown to be reliable and valid across multiple different study samples.^[2][3]

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Oppositional defiant disorder

• Pelham, WE; Fabiano, GA; Massetti, GM (2005). "Evidence-based assessment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adolescents". Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 34 (3): 449–476. doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp3403_5. PMID 16026214. S2CID 25305321.
• Pliszka, Steven; AACAP Work Group on Quality Issues (July 2007). "Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46 (7): 894–921. doi:10.1097/chi.0b013e318054e724. PMID 17581453.
• Steiner, Hans; Remsing, Lisa; Work Group on Quality Issues (January 2007). "Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Oppositional Defiant Disorder". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46 (1): 126–141. doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000246060.62706.af. PMID 17195736.
• Steiner, Hans; Work Group on Quality Issues (October 1997). "Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Conduct Disorder" (PDF). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 36 (10 suppl): 122S–139S. doi:10.1097/00004583-199710001-00008. PMID 9334568.

Wikiversity has learning resources about Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale

• Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
• EffectiveChildTherapy.Org information on rule-breaking, defiance, and acting out
• Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD) Rating Scale with scoring instructions