The reliability and validity of the 12‐item General Functioning (GF) subscale of the McMaster
Family Assessment Device (FAD) is reported here. Psychometric properties of the FAD …

• We studied the six-month prevalence of four child psychiatric disorders (conduct disorder,
hyperactivity, emotional disorder, and somatization) and patterns of service utilization for …

OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed lifetime psychopathology in a general population sample
and compared the rates of five psychiatric disorder categories between those who reported …

The objective of this paper is to present data from the Ontario Child Health Study on the
prevalence of attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH). The overall prevalence of …

Context. —Although child maltreatment is considered common, few community surveys
have examined the prevalence of more than 1 type of maltreatment among both males and …

As stated in the first issue of Evidence-Based Mental Health, we are planning to widen the
scope of the journal to include studies answering additional types of clinical questions. One of …

Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a global health issue, with prevalence
rates ranging from 1.3% to 37.4%. As there is little current data on PTSD in Canada, an …

A four-attribute health state classification system designed to uniquely categorize the health
status of all individuals two years of age and over is presented. A social preference function …

Context Whether intimate partner violence (IPV) screening reduces violence or improves
health outcomes for women is unknown. Objective To determine the effectiveness of IPV …

• We developed the methodology for a community survey to determine the prevalence of
emotional and behavioral disorders among children 4 to 16 years of age in Ontario, Canada. …