Eric A. Storch

Gary R. Geffken

Tanya K. Murphy

Previously considered a rare condition among children and adolescents, recent research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has indicated an increased prevalence among this age group, insofar as it is now considered one of the most common of all psychiatric illnesses affecting youth. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

James R. Rodrigue

Randi M. Streisand

With hundreds of different child health assessment instruments introduced in the past 25 years, how do you locate the ones that are appropriate for your needs? How do you select from among those you've located? And how can you be sure you haven't overlooked some little-known measures that may be just what you've been looking for? Until now, locating and selecting child health assessment instruments hasn't been easy. Or fast. Or (in many instances) accurate. And it's quite possible you've overlooked measures that would have been perfect for your needs, if only you had known about them. Researched and written by three psychologists specializing in children's health, Child Health Assessments is the only handbook of its kind. Part I describes the organization of the book, and provides highly-relevant information necessary for properly evaluating the psychometric characteristics of child health instruments. It also reviews the issues and guidelines regarding the selection of appropriate instruments. Part II contains reviews--based on published literature, with additional input from practitioners and researchers throughout the world--on more than 100 child health instruments. Each instrument is described in detail, with such standard information as: author name(s), instrument title and description, availability, samples for whom the measure is appropriate, sample items, scoring details, reliability and validity, and published references. The reviews are listed alphabetically and also according to child health domain: General and Illness-Specific Adjustment; Stress and Coping; Attitudes and Beliefs; Pediatric Pain and Childhood Injury; Quality of Life; Health-Related Knowledge and Adherence to Medical Regimens; Parent, Family, and Health Care Professional. Part III offers the authors' summary impressions, conclusions regarding the status of child health assessment, and recommendations for its continued advancement. For child health care professionals.

A Handbook of Measurement Techniques

Child Health Assessment

Tanya Murphy

Previously considered a rare condition among children and adolescents, recent research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has indicated an increased prevalence among this age group, insofar as it is now considered one of the most common of all psychiatric illnesses affecting youth. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is the definitive book on OCD in children and adolescents. It provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature on pediatric OCD, and is a welcome contribution to the extant literature, which otherwise lacks a text detailing the state of knowledge in this area. Emphasizing developments made in recent years, this new volume serves to disseminate information regarding effective treatments, etiology, and accurate assessment, and guides practitioners to formulate new questions that will further elucidate this condition. Distinct in its thorough coverage of various issues in pediatric OCD, Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder features: *detailed biological and genetic chapters, including chapters on PANDAS, psychopharmacology, and neurobiology; *discussions of assessment and pharmacological and psychological treatment; *research relevant to the settings of the family, school, and primary care; and *dialogue on OCD spectrum disorders and co-morbidities. This significant work is intended for clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, school psychologists, graduate students, and all other mental health professionals. Primary care physicians will also consider this text useful, as will school counselors.

Gary R. Geffken

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