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Assessment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Anxiety

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A substantial proportion of children with anxiety disorders have comorbid or secondary disruptive behavior problems. Assessing these conditions, and determining the boundaries of disruptive behavior from anxiety, is necessary for comprehensive treatment implementation. This chapter reviews the major approaches for assessing disruptive behavior disorders including clinical structured and semi-structured interviews, rating scales, functional analysis, and behavioral observations. An illustrative case study is presented highlighting the methods described.

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  1. Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Natoshia Raishevich Cunningham M.S.

  2. Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Jennifer C. Wolff Ph.D.

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Matthew A. Jarrett Ph.D.

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  2. , Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, a, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33612, Florida, USA

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Cunningham, N.R., Wolff, J.C., Jarrett, M.A. (2013). Assessment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Anxiety. In: McKay, D., Storch, E. (eds) Handbook of Assessing Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6452-5_15

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