Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale™ 2nd Edition (Conners CBRS®2)

The Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales™ 2nd Edition (Conners CBRS® 2) reflects the latest advances in child and adolescent mental health research while addressing real-world clinical needs. Built on decades of foundational science and updated to align with modern diagnostic frameworks, it provides an evidence-based view of functioning across Parent, Teacher, and Self-Report perspectives. 

The Conners CBRS 2, a multi-rater assessment equips practitioners with a holistic framework for evaluating emotional, behavioural, social, and academic functioning as an integrated whole and helps practitioners move seamlessly from initial broad concerns to targeted, confident clinical decisions.  

ASSESSMENT SCALES 

Results are organised into four domains that offer a view of the youth’s psychological and behavioural profile: Strengths, Neurodevelopmental, Externalizing, and Internalizing.  

The Conners CBRS 2 includes Content Scales, DSM Symptom Scales, Clinical Indicator Items, Impairment & Functional Outcome Items, Critical Items, and Response Style Analysis.  

This transdiagnostic structure supports clearer pattern recognition across conditions, helping practitioners see broader dimensions of functioning.  

Conners CBRS 2 integrates strengths such as Resilience and Social Skills alongside areas of concern. This balanced view supports more thoughtful interpretation and strength‑aligned intervention planning.  

The CBRS consists of the following scales: 

Content Scales: 

Strengths:  

• Resilience 

• Social Skills 

Neurodevelopmental: 

• Academic Difficulties: Reading Difficulties, Writing Difficulties, Math Difficulties 

Externalizing: 

• Disinhibition: Emotional Disinhibition, Behavioural Disinhibition 

• Aggression: General Aggression 

• Relational Aggression 

• Callousness 

Internalizing: 

• Emotional Distress: Upsetting Thoughts, Worrying 

• Social Isolation 

• Perfectionism 

• Somatic Complaints: Physical Symptoms, Sleep Problems 

DSM-V Symptom Scales 

Neurodevelopmental: 

• DSM Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms 

• DSM Todal ADHD Symptoms: DSM ADHD Inattentive Symptoms, DSM ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive Symptoms 

Externalizing: 

• DSM Todal ADHD Symptoms: DSM ADHD Inattentive Symptoms, DSM ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive Symptoms 

• DSM Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms 

• DSM Conduct Disorder Symptoms 

Internalizing: 

• DSM Major Depressive Episode Symptoms 

• DSM Generalised Anxiety Disorder Symptoms  

• DSM Separation Anxiety Disorder Symptoms 

• DSM Social Anxiety Symptoms 

• DSM Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms 

• DSM Manic Episode Symptoms 

AREAS OF APPLICATION 

Conners CBRS 2 is designed for clinical and educational settings, providing reliable, interpretable insights to support: 

• Diagnostic clarification 

• Detection of meaningful symptom patterns and severity gradients 

• Differentiation between overlapping presentations 

• Identification of areas for additional assessment 

• Special education eligibility and re‑evaluation decisions 

• Intervention and treatment planning 

• Progress monitoring over time 

REPORT OPTIONS  NO INFO YET 

Conners CBRS–P Assessment Report: provides information about the parent's assessment of the youth, how they compare to others, and which scales and subscales are elevated. 

Conners CBRS Comparative Report: combines the results of up to five raters to provide an overview of the child’s behaviour from a multi-rater perspective and highlights potentially important inter-rater differences in scores.