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Below are links to some useful standardised assessment measures.
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Health Specific
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1. Pediatric Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)
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- PedsQL: Child report- suitable for ages 8-12 (research suggests as early as 5yrs) and parent proxy report
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2. Beck Depression Inventory- Fastscreen for Medical Patients
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- Assessment of the cognitive and affective symptoms of depression while excluding behavioural &/or somatic symptoms that may be related to medical problems.
- Ages 13 +
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Other Measures
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1. Beck Youth Inventories: 2nd Edition
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- An evaluation of a child/adolescents emotional and social impairment
- Inventories assessing depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behaviour & self concept. (20 questions per inventory, 5 minutes each).
- Ages 7-18yrs
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2. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
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- This is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire, assessing different domains including; emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationships and prosocial behaviour.
- Validated with Australian norms.
- Parent Report- Ages: 4 to 10 years, Self report- Ages: 11 to 17 yrs
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