April 5, 2024

TAKE PARENT TEST: YOUR CHILD’S MENTAL HEALTH (PSC-17)

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Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17) - The questionnaire that follows can be used to see if your child is having emotional, attentional, or behavioral difficulties. For each item please mark the answer that best describes your child:

ANXIETY/DEPRESSION (INTERNALISING) SUB-SCALE

1. Feels sad or unhappy

2. Feels hopeless

3. Is down on him or herself

4. Worries a lot

5. Seems to be having less fun

ATTENTION PROBLEMS SUB-SCALE

1. Fidgety, unable to sit still

2. Daydreams too much

3. Distracted easily

4. Has trouble concentrating

5. Acts as if driven by a motor

CONDUCT PROBLEM (EXTERNALISING) SUBSCALE

1. Fights with others

2. Does not listen to rules

3. Does not understand other people’s feelings

4. Teases others

5. Blames others for his or her troubles

6. Takes things that do not belong to him or her

7. Refuses to share

Does your child have any emotional or behavioral problems for which she/he needs help?

Source:

Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17)

Gardner, Murphy, Childs, et al. (1999). The PSC-17: a brief pediatric symptom checklist with psychosocial problem subscales. A report from PROS and ASPN. Ambulatory Child Health 5(3), pp. 225–236.

Please note: Online screening tools are not diagnostic instruments. You are encouraged to share your results with your child’s physician or healthcare provider. World Mental Resilience Programs disclaim any liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of these screens.