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Home and School Situations Questionnaires
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Anxiety Disorders and OCD:
March’s Multidimen-
sional Anxiety Disorders Scale is an excellent instrument
because it not only assesses for physical symptoms of anxiety
and avoidance behaviors, but also has specific subscales for
generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific phobias and
OCD
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Depression:
Children’s Depression Inventory-2 assesses
both emotional (negative mood/physical symptoms, nega-
tive self-esteem) and functional (interpersonal problems,
ineffectiveness) aspects of depression in both children and
adolescents (ages seven to 17). It is well-normed, validated,
and reliable. Although the inventory is hand scored, it is easy
to administer, score, and interpret. It also comes in both long
and short versions.
Now, let us turn our attention to the myriad of treatment
interventions that currently exist.
Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppo-
sitional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder
(CD) are the most common referrals to mental health clinics
that treat minors. Consequently, they have also been some of
the best-studied treatments conducted in child and adoles-
cent mental health. Of the many interventions, four have the
strongest empirical evidence. Three of the four are primarily
focused on parental behavior management training and one
is a form of cognitive therapy delivered directly to the client.
The three parenting programs are:
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Patterson’s Parent Management Training based on the
Oregon model
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Eyberg’s Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
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Webster-Stratton’s Incredible Years
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Kazdin’s Problem-Solving Skills Training
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is the child-
focused approach that combines both cognitive and behavioral
strategies to address a number of cognitive skill deficits
associated with conduct problems, especially as they relate
to aggressive children’s tendencies to perceive, approach, and
handle interpersonal problems. This approach is often paired
with a parent management program like the ones above.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety-related diagnoses include generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD), separation anxiety disorder and social phobia.
Kendall’s Coping CAT Cognitive Behavior Treatment for
