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A number of checklists exist for the assessment of phobic and anxiety disorders in children. Generally, the instruments are designed to be completed by lay persons (e.g., parent, teacher, or peer), and include a range of items tapping several constructs, of which phobic and anxiety disorders are a few. The purpose of this chapter is to review the research and clinical utility of selected behavior checklists in the assessment of phobic and anxiety disorders in children. General psychometric issues are addressed first; selected instruments are then briefly reviewed.

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Daugherty, T.K., Shapiro, S.K. (1994). Behavior Checklists and Rating Forms. In: Ollendick, T.H., King, N.J., Yule, W. (eds) International Handbook of Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1498-9_17

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