Evidence-based assessment/Pediatric Symptom Checklist

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a 35-question psychological assessment tool designed to evaluate and identify cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents.

Question breakdown
The PSC and Y-PSC include three subscales, the questions of which evaluate a given symptom set:
 * Attention problems subscale: questions 4, 7, 8, 9, and 14
 * A score of 7 or higher on this subscale indicates significant impairments in attention.
 * Internalizing problems subscale: questions 11, 13, 19, 22, and 27
 * A score of 5 or higher on this subscale indicates significant symptoms of anxiety and depression.
 * Externalizing problems subscale: questions 16, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35
 * A score of 7 or higher on this subscale indicates significant problems with conduct.

Scoring
Scoring the PSC is based on a 0-2 scale, with each question being scored as follows based on responses:
 * 0 points: 0, meaning "never"
 * 1 point: 1, meaning "sometimes"
 * 2 points: 2, meaning "often"

Cutoffs
Scores are summed to yield the total score. Cutoff scores vary based on the measure format and on age: -For adolescents of all ages, a score of 30 or higher indicates significant psychological impairment.
 * PSC:
 * For children ages 4 and 5, a score of 24 or higher indicates significant psychological impairment.
 * For children ages 6 to 16, a score of 28 or higher indicates significant psychological impairment.
 * Y-PSC:
 * PSC-17:
 * For children of all ages, a score of 15 or higher indicates significant psychological impairment.