Psychosocial screening

To the Editor.— The study by Borowitz and Glascoe (Pediatrics 1986;78:1075-1078) reported on the sensitivity of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). Although more studies validating psychosocial screening tests are needed to determine the efficacy of such tests, the study by Borowitz and Glascoe was misleading for two major reasons. First, the authors did not interpret the DDST in the prescribed manner. They stated, "Standard administration and scoring of the DDST were used, resulting in a pass, fail, or questionable score for each of the four sectors of the test.