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Table 4 Total parent and teacher oppositional defiant disorder scale scores, grouped by positive/negative oppositional defiant disorder diagnostic criteria, child and adolescent psychiatrist vs vanderbilt attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnostic rating scale

Diagnostic source	ODD	n	Parent VADRS total ODD score	Teacher VADRS total ODD score	No. of parent’s impairment domains	No. of teacher’s impairment domains
CAP	Negative	27	6.1	1.1	2.3	3.7
VADRS	Negative
CAP	Negative	17	14.2	4.0	3.7	3.9
VADRS	Positive
CAP	Positive	3	4.0	2.0	3.3	2.3
VADRS	Negative
CAP	Positive	12	15.2	10.3	3.2	5.4
VADRS	Positive
Statistics F Ratio, df = 3			24.9 (P < 0.00011)	12.0 (P < 0.00011)	2.4 (P = 0.07)	1.9 (P = 0.14)
Total mean score (%)			10.2 (10.2/24 = 43%)	3.8 (3.8/30 = 13%)	2.9	4.0

¹Statistically significant at a significance level of 0.05. ODD: Oppositional defiant disorder; CAP: Child and adolescent psychiatrist; VADRS: Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic rating scales.