7 martie 2011

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

What is the SDQ?

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionniare (SDQ) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 3-16 year olds.  It exists in several versions to meet the needs of researchers, clinicians and educationalists.  Each version includes between one and three of the following components:

A) 25 items on psychological attributes.

All versions of the SDQ ask about 25 attributes, some positive and others negative.  These 25 items are divided between 5 scales:

 
1) emotional symptoms (5 items)}added together to
generate a total
difficulties score
(based on 20 items)
2) conduct problems (5 items)
3) hyperactivity/inattention (5 items)
4) peer relationship problems (5 items)
5) prosocial behaviour (5 items)


  • The same 25 items are included in questionnaires for completion by the parents or teachers of 4-16 year olds (Goodman, 1997).
  • A slightly modified informant-rated version for the parents or nursery teachers of 3 (and 4) year olds. 22 items are identical, the item on reflectiveness is softened, and 2 items on antisocial behaviour are replaced by items on oppositionality.
  • Questionnaires for self-completion by adolescents ask about the same 25 traits, though the wording is slightly different (Goodman et al, 1998). This self-report version is suitable for young people aged around 11-16, depending on their level of understanding and literacy.
     

B) An impact supplement

Several two-sided versions of the SDQ are available with the 25 items on strengths and difficulties on the front of the page and an impact supplement on the back. These extended versions of the SDQ ask whether the respondent thinks the young person has a problem, and if so, enquire further about chronicity, distress, social impairment, and burden to others.  This provides useful additional information for clinicians and researchers with an interest in psychiatric caseness and the determinants of service use (Goodman, 1999).
 

C) Follow-up questions

The follow-up versions of the SDQ include not only the 25 basic items and the impact question, but also two additional follow-up questions for use after an intervention. Has the intervention reduced problems? Has the intervention helped in other ways, e.g. making the problems more bearable? To increase the chance of detecting change, the follow-up versions of the SDQ ask about 'the last month', as opposed to 'the last six months or this school year', which is the reference period for the standard versions. Follow-up versions also omit the question about the chronicity of problems.



Pentru mai multe detalii  http://www.sdqinfo.com/b1.html

The 12th European Congress of Psychology ISTANBUL 2011, 04/08 July



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2011 International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED)



April 28-30, 2011
Clinical Teaching Day
April 27, 2011
Miami, Florida, USA

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The ICED is the primary gathering place for professionals and advocates engaged in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Each year, ICED attendees, faculty, supporters and exhibitors create a unique, inspiring and intensive environment for education, training, collaboration and dialogue.
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Keynote Address

The Diagnosis of Eating Disorders: The Good, the Bad, and DSM-5
B. Timothy Walsh, MD

B. Timothy Walsh, MD, a graduate of Princeton University and of Harvard Medical School, joined the staff of Columbia University Medical Center in 1979 and established the Eating Disorders Research Unit at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Walsh is currently the Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, and Director of the Division of Clinical Therapeutics at New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Dr. Walsh’s research group has examined biological and psychological abnormalities which contribute to the development and perpetuation of disturbances in eating behavior, and investigated both psychological and pharmacological treatments for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. Dr. Walsh is a member of the DSM-V Task Force and chairs the Eating Disorders Workgroup for DSM-V. He is a past president of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and past president of the Eating Disorders Research Society and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Fundraising Event: Book Signing and Reception

When: Friday, April 29, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: The InterContinental Miami Hotel, site of the 2011 ICED Miami
What: Aimee Liu's book signing — wine and hors d’oeuvres — all proceeds go to AED!

Click here to register ONLY for the 2011 Fundraising Event in Miami (this registration is for non-ICED meeting attendees). Use the Register Now link at the top of this page to register for ICED and the Fundraising Event.

The AED Development Committee is thrilled to announce the official launch of Aimee Liu’s new book, “Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives.” Aimee also is the author of “Gaining: The Truth about Life after Eating Disorders.” Her new book is about eating disorders recovery as told through letters written by people at different phases in the process, including some who have been recovered for many years. The AED has contributed more than 30 member commentaries to the book, which are included as sidebars throughout. Aimee generously has committed to donate the royalties from the book sales to the AED.

The event will include wine and hors d’oeuvres, along with excerpts read from Aimee’s book. The $150 ticket price includes a copy of the book signed by Aimee.

Call for Scholarship and Grant Applications

The deadline for scholarship and grant applications was November 1, 2010. The AED is pleased to again offer several travel scholarships and research grants. Click here for more information and to download the necessary applications. Although each program has its own application requirements, all applicants must also complete the Common Application.

The ICED is the primary gathering place for professionals and advocates engaged in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Each year, ICED attendees, faculty, supporters and exhibitors create a unique, inspiring and intensive environment for education, training, collaboration and dialogue.
Questions

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