MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

ADHD:

-- Vanderbilt Rating Scale (these scales "operationalize" the APA's DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, and help busy practitioners carefully assess and monitor ADHD symptoms)

Parent Vanderbilt

Teacher Vanderbilt

Parent Follow-up (not recommended, since it ignores key problems often presenting with ADHD)

Teacher Follow-up (not recommended, since it ignores key problems often presenting with ADHD)

-- Side Effects Rating Scales

Stimulant Side Effects (11 items)

Stimulant Side Effects (14 items)

Non-Stimulant Side Effects

Anxiety:

-- Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)

Child

Parent

-- SSRI Side Effects Rating Scale

Parent or Youth

OCD:

-- Yale-Brown OCD Scale (YBOCS):

Parent

Clinician

Depression:

-- Columbia Depression Scale:

Youth

Parent

Scoring

-- Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Modified for Teens (PHQ9-M):

Youth

Parent

Scoring

-- SSRI Side Effects Rating Scale:

Parent or Youth

Bipolar Disorder:

-- Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS):

Parent

Impulsive Aggression:

-- MOAS (Overt Aggression Scale – Modified - clinician scored):

Clinician – original version

Clinician – Stonybrook version

-- Atypical Side Effects Scales:

AIMS

Clinician

Akathisia - Barnes Rating Scale

Clinician

BMI Charts (for weight monitoring)

Clinician