Haven Clinical Video Series
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Original Haven productions featuring Georgetown University clinicians — crafted for providers. Each video includes linked resources from the Child Mind Institute and clinical tool recommendations for direct practice use.
Assessment
Adolescent Mental Health
Haven Original
Assessing Mental Health Disorders
Aronica Cotton, MD
Georgetown University Department of Psychiatry
Comprehensive assessment is vital in diagnosing and treating adolescent mental health issues. Dr. Cotton discusses the critical importance of thorough assessment — covering how to distinguish presentations, what to listen for, and how to structure a clinical approach that accounts for the complexity of youth mental health.
Screening recommendations from this video: Use the CES-DC for depression and SCARED for anxiety in children — both are relatively short questionnaires. If time is limited, the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 are good alternatives.
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