by Kenneth D. Gadow, Ph.D., and Joyce Sprafkin, Ph.D
Purpose: Screens for symptoms of the most common adolescent disorders and problem areas
Age: 12 through to18 yrs
Time:10 to 15 minutes
Admin: Individual
The third in this series of DSM-IV-based symptom checklists, the ASI-4 can be used to evaluate 12- through 18-year-olds. It consists of two checklists--one completed by the teacher and one completed by the parent or anyone familiar with the teenager's behavioral and emotional functioning.
| ADHD | Schizophrenia | |
| Conduct Disorder | Schizoid Personality | |
| Antisocial Personality | Panic Attack | |
| Separation Anxiety | Specific Phobia | |
| Generalised Anxiety | Bipolar Disorder | |
| Social Phobia | Vocal Tics | |
| Depression | Motor Tics | |
| Dysthymia | Anorexia | |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Bulimia | |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Drug Use | |
Completed in just 10 to 15 minutes, the ASI-4 provides symptom cutoff scores based on DSM-IV. School personnel can use these scores to help determine whether a formal clinical evaluation is warranted. Clinical psychologists and psychiatrists can use them to focus their diagnostic evaluations.
