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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on May 4, 2006
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(9):911-915; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj115
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved.

Introduction to Special Issue: Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology

Lindsey L. Cohen, PhD1, Annette M. La Greca, PhD2, Ronald L. Blount, PhD3, Anne E. Kazak, PhD4, Grayson N. Holmbeck, PhD5 and Kathleen L. Lemanek, PhD6

1Georgia State University, 2University of Miami, 3University of Georgia, 4University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 5Loyola University Chicago, and 6Ohio State University College of Medicine

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Lindsey L. Cohen, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-5010. E-mail: llcohen@gsu.edu.

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In the past decade, there has been considerable attention devoted to evaluating the scientific merit of psychological treatments. In 1995, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA) embarked on an evaluation of evidence-based (formerly referred to as empirically supported) treatments for psychopathology (Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures, 1995Go). A similar venture soon followed from Division 53 (Society of Child Clinical and Adolescent Psychology) to identify psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents, which were supported by research findings (Lonigan, Elbert, & Johnson, 1998Go). Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) of the APA conducted an evaluation yielding a series of articles on evidence-based treatments germane to pediatric psychology (Spirito, 1999Go).

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   Compilation of Measures
 

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