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  • Child Personal History

    (17 and younger)
  • To be completed by parent or guardian. The information you provide to us will be very helpful in treating your child. Please fill out completely. If you have any difficulty, complete as much as possible. Thank you!

  • Birth History

  • Was the child planned? Wanted?
    Full-Term? If not full term, what month born?
    Please describe the mother's health during the pregnancy.
    Any complications, accidents, or drugs used?
    Were there any difficulties in living situation or marriage during pregnancy?

    Any problems with labor? Any problems with birth?
    Were drugs or instruments used during birth? If so, which ones?
    If the child was adopted, please answer the following questions:
    What information do you know about the biological parents?
    Age of adoption?
    Was the child informed about the adoption? If so, when?

  • Which parent usually disciplined the child? How? Was this effective? Were there times that discipline got out of control? 
    Is there any history or knowledge of child abuse? (physical, emotional, or neglect)

  • Early Development (0-5 years)

  • Baby's weight at birth: Mother's/baby's condition right after the birth (list any problems/complications): If baby was unplanned or unwanted, did it change after the birth? Was baby breastfed or bottle-fed?
    Any problems with feeding? (Colic, splitting up, never seemed satisfied, weight problems):

    Did baby like to be held or cuddled?
    Describe sleeping problems (excessive sleep, difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, bed wetting, sleep walking):
    Please describe the onset of bedwetting (frequency):
    When did the baby first start to crawl?
    First started to walk? First started to talk?
    First formed sentences? Age when toilet training began?
    Completed?
    Any problems with toilet training or accidents afterward?
    Was the child curious as a child?
    Was the child hyperactive or underactive?
    Was the child particularly active in ways that made you bring them to a physician?

    Was the child accident prone?
    Was the child destructive as a young child?
    If any temper tantrums, how were they handled?
    Any tendencies to approach or withdraw from new situations?
    Any specific fears, phobias, nervous habits?
    Did or does your child become frustrated easily?
    Did or does your child seem to under or overreach to situations? (new person, wet diaper, hunger, etc.)
    How would you describe your child's usual mood? (passive, irritable, slow to warm up, cheerful)
    Describe your child's attention span (easily distracted, attentive to activities, etc.): Good or poor sense of motor coordination?
    When did your child first learn to ride a tricycle? skate?
    When did your child start writing legibly?
    Manipulate small toys or puzzles? Dress self?

  • School Age Development (6-12 years)

  • How old was your child when they entered school?
    Any problems with separating from parents?
    Any difficulties in kindergarten? (Please specify)
    What was the child's average grade on report card in elementary school? Was your child involved in any organized activities (i.e. Scouts or Little League)?
    If so, how long and what was the reason for discontinuing?
    Were there any behavioral issues in elementary school? Please describe what, when, and how often.
    Have any neighbors or others complained about your child's behavior?
    What was the average grade on report card during junior high?
    Does your child currently have any behavioral problems in school? If so, when did it start and what are they?
    How have you and the school dealt with them? Has it helped?

  • Adolescent Development (13-18 years)

  • What is/was their average grade on the report card in high school?
    Does your child currently have any behavioral problems with school? If so, when did it start and what are they?
    Did your child begin to show biological symptoms of growth and developments of a teenager? (i.e. body/facial hairs, menstrual cycle, voice change) Please indicate when:
    Have you discussed reproduction and sexuality with your child?
    How does your child get along with other younger children of the same sex?
    Any lasting friendships?
    Does your child have friends of the opposite sex?
    Is your child sexually active?
    Does your child belong to any special peer groups or gangs?
    Does your child use drugs/alcohol? If so, for how long?
    Has your child suffered any sexual abuse and/or trauma?

  • Medical History

    Please include the type and the year of illness and accident-induced injury.
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  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

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  • Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute.

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