Ballard Scale
The Ballard Scale is a maturational assessment of gestational age. Alternate names are fetal age, Ballard score, or the Dubowitz exam.
Ballard JL, Khoury JC, Wedig K, Wang L, Eilers-Walsman BL, Lipp R. New Ballard Score, expanded to include extremely premature infants.
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Dubowitz L, Ricciw D, Mercuri E. The Dubowitz neurological examination of the full-term newborn. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev.
2005;11(1):52-60. PubMed PMID: 15856443
Neonatal Drug Withdrawal
Chasnoff IJ, Wells AM, McGourty RF, Bailey LK. Validation of the 4P's Plus screen for substance use in pregnancy validation of the 4P's Plus. J Perinatol. 2007 Dec;27(12):744-8. Epub 2007 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 17805340
Yonkers KA, Gotman N, Kershaw T, Forray A, Howell HB, Rounsaville BJ. Screening for prenatal substance use: development of the Substance Use Risk Profile-Pregnancy scale. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;116(4):827-33. PubMed PMID: 20859145; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3103106
Zimmermann-Baer U, Nötzli U, Rentsch K, Bucher HU. Finnegan neonatal abstinence scoring system: normal values for first 3 days and weeks 5-6 in non-addicted infants. Addiction. 2010 Mar;105(3):524-8. PubMed PMID: 20402996
Alcohol Use Disorder
Kelly TM, Donovan JE, Chung T, Bukstein OG, Cornelius JR. Brief screens for detecting alcohol use disorder among 18-20 year old young adults in emergency departments: Comparing AUDIT-C, CRAFFT, RAPS4-QF, FAST, RUFT-Cut, and DSM-IV 2-Item Scale. Addict Behav. 2009 Aug;34(8):668-74. Epub 2009 Apr 2. PubMed PMID:
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- CAGE QUESTIONNAIRENote the useful index to fact sheets. Not all are available in their entirety, but the list is a valuable starting point. Questions available here: http://www.partnersagainstpain.com/printouts/A7012DA4.pdf
- CRAFFTAvailable in several languages.
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismSeveral inventories and diagnostic screening tools are available, and the sources for other evaluation materials are given.
- PsyCheckThe site contains downloadable documents including a screening tool and implementation guidelines. The tool was developed for non-specialists to administer and use.
H.E.A.D.S.S.
A Psychosocial Interview for Adolescents
- Home, Education /employment, peer group Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, and Suicide/depressionSubsequently expanded to HEEADSSS by adding Eating and Safety.
