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The Attitude of Parents to the use of Computer-Assisted Interviewing in a Child Psychiatry Service

  • Michael Sawyer (a1), Aspasia Sarris (a2), Raymond Quigley (a2), Peter Baghurst (a3) and Ross Kalucy (a4)...
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Before undergoing interview, parents reported that a computer-assisted interview would lack the friendly and personal approach of one conducted by a clinician but, after completing the interview, parents showed more acceptance of the procedure. Computer-assisted interviewing has the potential to play an important role in the collection of clinically relevant information from both parents and children referred to child psychiatry services.

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The Attitude of Parents to the use of Computer-Assisted Interviewing in a Child Psychiatry Service

  • Michael Sawyer (a1), Aspasia Sarris (a2), Raymond Quigley (a2), Peter Baghurst (a3) and Ross Kalucy (a4)...
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