Special Section: Studies with Children and Adolescents

The Use of Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment With Oppositional Defiant Disorder

“…Second, considering the set of tools available for psychological assessment, a great deal is aimed at children and adults, but much less for adolescents (Archer et al, 1991). Therefore, the assessment using interviews as well as psychometric and projective tests with adolescents can be challenging (Yazigi, 2011). In addition, adolescence is the developmental period in which behavioral disorders are consolidated.…”

“…To date, studies support the multidimensional conceptualization of symptoms where biological, affective, and cognitive social components gain relevance (De la Osa et al, 2018; Ghosh et al, 2017). Due to the age in which the symptoms usually occur, diagnosis is also complex (Yazigi, 2011). Adolescents with these disorders turn to action when other people would resort to thinking; thus, acting-out behaviors are common.…”