The DAWBA clinical rater's manual
Practice cases relevant to disruptive behavior disorder, not otherwise specified
For each case:
- Click onto the case number to move to the rating screens for that case.
- Use the information from the rating screens to answer the questions.
- Check your answers by reading what we say in the text box in Note.
- You can also look at the DSM and ICD screens
to see our clinical diagnoses.
If you haven't yet learnt to navigate your way round the rating screens, we strongly recommend
you click here to work your way through the introductory tutorial
before starting on the practice cases listed below.
- What are the issues in making a clinical diagnosis of
ADHD/hyperkinesis for this child?
- Do you think that his behavioural symptoms warrant a diagnosis
and if so which one?
- How do the open-ended comments help explain the teacher's impression of
the child as given in the reports?
- Would you use the information in the open-ended comments to modify the
diagnosis?
- Why wouldn't you allocate a clinical diagnosis of ADHD or
hyperkinetic disorder?
- What diagnosis can you use to capture this child's behavioural problems?
Last modified : 11/07/14