THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A MICROCOMPUTER DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND CHILD PSYCHIATRY, WITH A FULLY DOCUMENTED, SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL, ON-SITE SYSTEM WHICH WILL ALLOW CLINICIANS AND INVESTIGATORS TO TEST,

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A MICROCOMPUTER DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND CHILD PSYCHIATRY, WITH A FULLY DOCUMENTED, SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL, ON-SITE SYSTEM WHICH WILL ALLOW CLINICIANS AND INVESTIGATORS TO TEST, RECORD, AND SUMMARIZE PATIENT DATA SUITABLE FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS AND OTHER CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIC APPLICATIONS. A COMPLETE SET OF RATING SCALES, DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEWS, REPORT WRITING AND DATA SUMMARIZING PROGRAMS SUITABLE FOR USE BY CLINICIANS WITH A MICROCOMPUTER (IBM PC OR COMPATIBLE), WILL BE DEVELOPED. THREE PROGRAMS FOR TESTING CHILDREN'S ATTENTION, SHORT-TERM MEMORY, AND VISUAL-SEQUENTIAL MEMORY ARE INCLUDED. A TUTORIAL AND HELP SYSTEM AND COMPLETE MANUAL FOR RUNNING THE PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED. PROCEDURES WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR PROVIDING AN ON-LINE, FREQUENTLY UPDATED, NORMATIVE DATABASE IN ORDER TO CUMULATIVELY ADD TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE.