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Peer reviewedEdelsohn, Gail A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
The 10-year review of scales assessing functional impairment by Winters in this issue provides an informative, well-organized, and exhaustive review of the literature. The construct of functional impairment is differentiated from the severity of disorder. Scales in each category are reviewed in a uniform manner covering the following headings:…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Evaluation Methods
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1995
This report to Congress examines the Social Security Administration's approach to assessing children's impairments through the individualized functional assessment (IFA) process mandated by the Supreme Court in Sullivan v. Zebley. Specifically, the report assesses the IFA's impact on number of Supplemental Security Income recipients, IFA's…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities
