Bringing Order to Disorders of Childhood: Current Directions in Assessment and Diagnosis

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 817-818
Author(s):  
Eric J. Mash ◽  
Catherine M. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Assessment And Diagnosis

Recent Developments in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Child Psychopathology

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank C. Verhulst
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Child Psychopathology ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Multiple Informants ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Multicultural Knowledge ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Assessment And Diagnosis

In this article, recent developments in the assessment and diagnosis of child psychopathology are discussed with an emphasis on standardized methodologies that provide data that can be scored on empirically derived groupings of problems that tend to co-occur. Assessment methodologies are highlighted that especially take account of the following three basic characteristics of child psychopathology: (1) the quantitative nature of child psychopathology; (2) the role of developmental differences in the occurrence of problem behaviors, and (3) the need for multiple informants. Cross-cultural research is needed to test the applicability of assessment procedures across different settings as well as the generalizability of taxonomic constructs. Assessments of children in different cultures can be compared or pooled to arrive at a multicultural knowledge base which may be much stronger than knowledge based on only one culture. It is essential to avoid assuming that data from any single source reveal the significance of particular problems. Instead, comprehensive assessment of psychopathology requires coordination of multisource data using a multiaxial assessment approach.

Assessment and diagnosis of the poisoned patient

Medicine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
Allister Vale ◽  
Sally Bradberry
Keyword(s):  
Assessment And Diagnosis
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