Table 3: Anxiety problems: comparison of the items of the CBCL, CABI and SDQ questionnaires and the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.

DSM-5
 
CBCL
 
CABI  
SDQ
Excessive anxiety and worry
 
112.Worries
 
6.He tends to worry about everything  
8.Many worries or often seems worried
Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
 
45.Nervous, highstrung or tense
 
5.He appears tense and/or anxious  
16.Nervous or clingy in new situations, easily loses confidence
Being easily fatigued
 
 
25.He is often tired or listless; everything exhausts him  
Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
 
 
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49.He has trouble concentrating while doing his homework  
15.Easily distracted, concentration wanders
Irritability
 
86.Stubborn, sullen or irritable
 
29.He is very irritable  
5.Often loses temper
Muscle tension
 
 
 -  
 -
Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)
 
 
3.He finds it difficult to fall asleep or says he does not sleep well  
 
50.Too fearful or anxious
 
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24.Many fears, easily scared
 
11.Clings to adult or too dependent
 
8.It is hard for him to be separated or far from his parents  
 
30.Fears going to school
 
7.He worries about school too much  
 
29.Fears certain animals, situations or places
 
11.He is excessively afraid of something (e.g dark, be alone, insects, thieves)