Sections
Making the Diagnosis | Differential Diagnosis | Clinical Examination
Excerpt
The simplest probes derive from the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria
of the American Psychiatric Association (2000): "Do
you ever have repetitive, intrusive or unwanted thoughts, ideas,
images or urges that upset you or make you anxious and that you
cannot suppress?" For younger children the question might
be phrased, "Do you have worries that just won't
go away?"