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Current Issues in the Assessment of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Marilyn A. Campbell  and
Ronald M. Rapee
Marilyn A. Campbell*
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Ronald M. Rapee
Affiliation:
Macquarie University
*
Gold Coast North School Support Centre, PO Box 1905, Southport QLD 4215, Australia. E-mail: marilyn@psy.uq.oz.au
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Abstract

This paper describes some of the current problems with the assessment of children's anxiety. The main assessment methods — structured clinical interview and self-report — often have problems with validity and reliability while less frequently used measures such as physiological recording, behavioural observation, and thought-listing also have their attendant difficulties. Possible ways of reducing some of these problems using a developmental perspective are discussed.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 13 , Issue 3: Special Issue — Part I: Internalising Disorders of Children and Adolescents , September 1996 , pp. 185 - 193
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1996

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