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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Apr
Pages: 17
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Evidence-Based Assessment of Child Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Recommendations for Clinical Practice and Treatment Research
Lewin, Adam B.; Piacentini, John
Child & Youth Care Forum, v39 n2 p73-89 Apr 2010
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) presents heterogeneously and can be difficult to assess in youth. This review focuses on research-supported assessment approaches for OCD in childhood. Content areas include pre-visit screening, diagnostic establishment, differential diagnosis, assessment of comorbid psychiatric conditions, tracking symptom severity, determining psychosocial functioning, and evaluating clinical improvement. Throughout this review, similarities and differences between assessment approaches geared towards clinical and research settings are discussed. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety Disorders, Identification, Screening Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Mental Disorders, Severity (of Disability), Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy, Youth
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