How to screen for social withdrawal in primary care: An evaluation of the alarm distress baby scale using item response theory

• Main Authors: Ida Egmose (Author), Johanne Smith-Nielsen (Author), Theis Lange (Author), Maria Stougaard (Author), Anne C. Stuart (Author), Antoine Guedeney (Author), Mette Skovgaard Væver (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Early identification of infants at-risk is imperative for proper referral to intervention programs. The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) is an eight-item observer-rated screening tool detecting social withdrawal in infants. Previously, a shortened five-item version of the scale (m-ADBB)...