School Assessment of Mental Health

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At least one quarter of the world’s population is under 18. Government sponsored surveys in the developed world indicate that up to 14% of all people under 18 have a serious mental disorder that may afflict them all their life. Mental illness not just a personal problem. It affects families, schools, communities, education and nations. The economic losses arising from … Read More

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.Does the SDQ work on tablets and mobile devices?The SDQ works on both iOS and android devices. The SDQplus app allows user the ability administer or email self-entered assessments. You can login to SDQ plus at: https://sdqplus.org/loginHas the 2-4 year old DAWBA been validated to the same degree as the standard DAWBA?The Early Years DAWBA (2-4 years old) … Read More

Externalising/Internalising plots for the SDQ

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The SDQ has five “negative” subscales (impact, emotional, conduct, peer and hyper) which with a “positive” prosocial subscale, provide insights in the assessment and therapy of children with mental health disorders. Goodman et al (Goodman, A., Lamping, D.L. & Ploubidis, G.B. J Abnorm Child Psychol (2010) 38: 1179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-010-9434-x) suggest, however, that for children registering low in the negative subscales (i.e., … Read More

Recent DAWBA Developments

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News about recent DAWBA developments As described below, the DAWBA’s age range has been expanded both upwards and downwards; the assessment has been broadened; the information collected now covers DSM-5 as well as DSM-IV and ICD-10; and there are options for automated feedback to respondents and session by session monitoring. Early years DAWBA The lower age limit for a DAWBA … Read More