Children’s Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS) | |
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This highly structured interview, based on DSM-IV criteria, screens for the presence of 20 disorders:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder Anorexia
Conduct Disorder Bulimia
Substance Abuse Depressive Episode
Specific Phobia Dysthymic Disorder
Social Phobia Manic Episode
Separation Anxiety Disorder Hypomanic Episode
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Enuresis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Encopresis
Acute Stress Disorder Schizophrenia/Psychosis
In addition, the ChIPS covers psychosocial stressors, including child abuse and neglect.
The 30-page Interview Booklet is printed on heavy card stock and laminated for repeated use. For each disorder, questions are arranged in a branching format, with screening questions presented first. This allows the interviewer to move on to the next disorder if the child responds negatively to the screening questions.
Designed for use with 6- to 18-year-olds, the ChIPS can be administered by trained lay interviewers. A parent version of the interview, the P-ChIPS, consists of essentially the same questions, presented in the third person voice. It is a useful alternative in cases where, for one reason or another, the child can’t be interviewed. Or it can be given along with the ChIPS to obtain the parent’s perspective on the child.
Designed for use with 6- to 18-year-olds, the ChIPS can be administered by trained lay interviewers. A parent version of the interview, the P-ChIPS, consists of essentially the same questions, presented in the third person voice. It is a useful alternative in cases where, for one reason or another, the child can’t be interviewed. Or it can be given along with the ChIPS to obtain the parent’s perspective on the child.
Brief and easy to administer, the ChIPS is an excellent choice in any setting where you need to screen for DSM-IV Axis I disorders in children and adolescents.
Component
KIT: Includes ChIPS Reusable Interview Booklet; 20 Scoring Forms; 20 Report Forms; Manual