Behavior problems and personality aspects of 40 children with velo-cardio-facial syndrome

Data are collected with the Child Behavior Check List (CBCL) as well as with the Teacher Report Form (TRF) of 40 VCFS children between 4 and 18 years of age. Half of the group shows very high problem scores in the clinical range. The average T- score of the VCFS children as a group are over 60 (one standard deviation above the mean) for the <<total problem score and The internalising score. The highest scores with the subscales are found with <<withdrawn>> and social problems. But also <<thougt problems>> and <<attention problems>> score over 60. The VCFS children show more behavior problems and personality problems than the matched control children with a craniofacial anomaly The differences are highly statistically significant.