This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Pediatric History-taking. It was created by Annabelle Wong, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Heidi Wilkes, a Pediatric Psychiatrist at the University of Alberta.

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References:

1.Rocker JA, Oestreicher J. Focused Medical Assessment of Pediatric Behavioral Emergencies. Vol. 27, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2018. 

2.McCaskill ME, Durheim E. Managing adolescent behavioural and mental health problems in the Emergency Department. Vol. 52, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2016. 

3.Forrest J, Shortridge A. History and Mental Status Examination. Medscape [Internet]. 2020 Sep 24 [cited 2021 Jun 13]; Available from: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/293402-overview

4.Alberta Health Services. CanREACH Resources and Information for Primary Care Providers (and their patients) [Internet]. Calgary; 2019 Oct [cited 2021 Jun 17]. Available from: https://wp.hmhc.ca/canreach/canreach-alumni/

5.McCaffrey ESN, Chang S, Farrelly G, Rahman A, Cawthorpe D. Mental health literacy in primary care: Canadian Research and Education for the Advancement of Child Health (CanREACH). Evidence-Based Medicine. 2017;22(4).