Modified Overt Aggression Scale: Difference between revisions

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The '''Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS)''' is a four part behavior rating scale designed to measure four types of aggressive behavior as witnessed in the past week.<ref name=MOAS1>{{cite journal|last1=Alderman|first1=N|last2=Knight|first2=C|last3=Morgan|first3=C|title=Use of a modified version of the Overt Aggression Scale in the measurement and assessment of aggressive behaviours following brain injury.|journal=Brain injury|date=July 1997|volume=11|issue=7|pages=503-23503–23|pmid=9210987|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref>. Each section consists of five questions, with the first section regarding verbal aggression, the second section focusing on aggression against property, the third section measuring autoaggression, and the fourth section concerning physical aggression. Respondents are asked to check whether each statement describes the child’s behavior over the previous week.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Yudofsky|first1=SC|last2=Silver|first2=JM|last3=Jackson|first3=W|last4=Endicott|first4=J|last5=Williams|first5=D|title=The Overt Aggression Scale for the objective rating of verbal and physical aggression.|journal=The American journal of psychiatry|date=January 1986|volume=143|issue=1|pages=35-935–9|pmid=3942284|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref>

The MOAS was originally intended for use by physicians in a clinical setting, but parents may also use it to track aggressive behaviors in their children over time. It is particularly helpful in assessing aggressive behaviors in patients with [[traumatic brain injury]] (TBIs).

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