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Family Psychosocial Screening

Description
1. Assess parent risk factors for child behavior problems
  1. Parent physically abused as a child
  2. Parental Substance Abuse
  3. Maternal depression
2. Requires 10 minutes for parent to complete
3. Score suggests referral or no referral
Efficacy
1. Test Sensitivity: >90%
2. Test Specificity: >90%
Resources and References
1. Kemper (1996) Ambulatory Child Health 4:325-39
2. Developmental and Behavioral Screening
  1. http://www.dbpeds.org/articles/dbtesting

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