Comprehensive assessment of Jason’s irritability

Comprehensive assessment of Jason’s irritability

Jason is a 17-month-old male who is referred for evaluation of an unusually high level of irritability. His mother says he cries ?all the time,? and sometimes he just cannot be comforted; Jason’s pediatrician felt that the complaint warranted an evaluation by child psychiatry. Comprehensive assessment of Jason’s irritability should include all the following except:

A. A comprehensive medical assessment

B. Standardized developmental measures

C. Assessment without the parents present

D. Observation of Jason during play