The McMaster family assessment device and clinical rating scale: Questionnaire vs interview in childhood traumatic brain injury

Two modalities of family assessment based on the McMaster Model of Family Functioning (MMFF), including a self-report questionairre (Family Assessment Device-FAD) and a clinical interview (McMaster Structured Interview For Families-McSIFF) as scored on the McMaster Clinical Rating Scale (MCRS) were compared in an attempt to explore the inter-changeability of the two. Significant correlations were hypothesized between the FAD and MCRS in both...