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...he age-7 assessment, children’s behavior problems were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist38 and the Teacher Report Form,39 supplemented with items from the Rutter Child Scale40 and additional items measuring Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition41 criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The CBCL cutoff for the clinical range (top 2% of the standardization sample) was exceeded by 7% of E-Risk cohort boys. Symptoms and behaviors were reported for the preceding 6 months and each item was scored as (0) ‘not true,’ (1) ‘somewhat true,’ and (2) ‘very often true.’ Sample items from the Antisocial Behavior Scale include ‘physically attacks people,’ ‘lying or cheating,’ and ‘destroys things that belong to others’ (M = 21.57, s.d. = 18.02). Sample items from the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Scale include ‘very restless,’ ‘cannot concentrate,’ and ‘impulsive or acts without thinking’ (M = 16.25, s.d. = 12.40). Sample items from the Emotional Problems Scale include ‘too fearful or anxious,’ ‘unhappy, sad, or depressed,’ and ‘withdrawn from social interaction’ (M = 11.08, s.d. = 8.23). Following recommendations from the test manual,42 w...

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...ntal health outcomes At the age-7 assessment, children’s behavior problems were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist38 and the Teacher Report Form,39 supplemented with items from the Rutter Child Scale40 and additional items measuring Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition41 criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The CBCL cutoff for the clinical range (top 2% of the standardization sample) was exceeded by 7% of E-Risk cohort boys. Symptoms and behaviors were reported for the preceding 6 months and each item was scored as (0) ‘not true,’ (1) ‘somewhat true,’ and (2) ‘very often true.’ Sample items from the Antisocial Behavior Scale include ‘physically attacks people,’ ‘lying or cheating,’ and ‘destroys things that belong to others’ (M = 21.57, s.d. = 18.02). Sample items from the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Scale include ‘very restless,’ ‘cannot concentrate,’ and ‘impulsive or acts without thinking’ (M = 16.25, s.d. = 12.40). Sample items from the Emotional Problems Scale include ‘too fearful or anxious,’ ‘unhappy, sad, or depressed,’ and ‘withdrawn from social interaction’ (M = 11.08, s.d. = 8.23). Following recommendations ...