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Chelseaamend

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CRAFFT is the most reliable and valid screening tool used in adolescents to assess for:
 
  1. Alcohol and substance abuse.
   2. Mental health emergencies.
   3. High-risk behaviors.
   4. Eating disorders.

Question 2

Amenorrhea in adolescents becomes a concern if there is no menses by age:
 
  1. 12.
   2. 13.
   3. 14.
   4. 16.



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1. CRAFFT was founded to be the most reliable and valid screening tool with adolescents for alcohol/substance use.
2. The assessment tool is not used for mental health emergencies.
3. The tool may identify abuse issues, but not risks.
4. Eating disorders are not identified using this scale.

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1. The average age of menarche is 12 in the United States. 95 percent of girls have their menses by age 14, thus having no menses by age 12 would not apply.
2. The average age of menarche is 12 in the United States. 95 percent of girls have their menses by age 14, thus having no menses by age 13 would not apply.
3. The average age of menarche is 12 in the United States. 95 percent of girls have their menses by age 14, thus having no menses by age 14 would not apply.
4 The average age of menarche is 12 in the United States. 95 percent of girls have their menses by age 14. Girls would need an endocrine evaluation if they have no menses by age 16.




Chelseaamend

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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