PEDIATRIC SYMPTOM CHECKLIST (PSC)
General Information
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General mental health screen
1998
4 to 18 years
English, Spanish, Chinese
Sensitivity: 0.88 – 0.92
Specificity: 0.68 – 0.99
Concurrent validity: 0.79 – 0.92
Test-retest reliability: 0.84 to 0.91
Administration Information
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Minimum scoring skills:
2 – 12 minutes
2 minutes
5th-6th grade
No special qualifications for scoring
Ordering Information
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Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
Michael Jellinek, M.D., Michael Murphy, Ed.D,
www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/services/psc_home.aspx
617-724-3163
Free
Training Resources
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Refer to website
Manual and website material
Jellinek MS, Murphy JM, et al (1999). Use of the Pediatric
Symptom Checklist to Screen for Psychosocial Problems in
Pediatric Primary Care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. (153) 254-260.
Jellinek MS, Murphy JM, Robinson J, et al (1988). The Pediatric
Symptom Checklist: Screening school-age children for psychosocial
dysfunction. J Pediatr. (112) 201-209.
Murphy JM, Ichinose C, Hicks RC, et al (1996). Utility of the
Pediatrics Symptom Checklist as a psychosocial screen in EPSDT. J
Pediatr.(129) 864-869.
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/topic/devscreening/instr/content/document/psc.pdf 8/2016