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by Wendy K. Silverman (Author), Anne Marie Albano (Author), Connor M. Kerns (Contribution by)
The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-5, Child and Parent Versions, are the gold standard semi-structured interviews used in clinical research and services to assess and diagnose the major mental health conditions affecting children, adolescents and young adults. These interviews cover the range of conditions identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), while also providing information for careful case formulation in treatment planning and evaluation of outcomes. Evaluators are able to quantify the severity of illness using a Clinician Severity Rating (CSR), as well as level of severity of symptoms and associated avoidance behavior. Decision rules for combining parent and youth reports, examples of CSR levels for the child anxiety triad of separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder are included in the Clinician Guide, as well as detailed information on use of the Autism Supplement.
This item includes one Clinician Manual.Author Biography
Dr. Wendy Silverman is the Alfred A. Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry, and Director of the Yale Child Study Center Anxiety & Mood Disorders Program. Dr. Silverman has been researching and treating anxiety disorders in children for four decades and she developed the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule when these disorders were first introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 3rd edition (DSM-III). She has published many scientific papers, chapters, and books over the decades. She has been the principal investigator of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) research- and career-awards to develop and evaluate treatments for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. She has served on NIMH grant review panels including as Chair. Dr. Silverman served as an Associate Editor and Editor of major journals in clinical psychology. She is also actively involved in training and supervising the current and the next generation of mental health professionals.
