The present study was the first to report that clinician's ratings of self-reported and observed behaviors in a semi-structured interview (SCICA) make an important unique contribution to the multiaxial assessment of problem behaviors.

The present study supports the use of the empirical-quantitative approach and the clinical-diagnostic approach simultaneously, both in research and in clinical settings, to obtain a comprehensive view of the prognosis of psychopathology in children.

Each antiepileptic mood stabilizer has specific effects on body weight and accordingly requires a discrete education, prevention, monitoring, and treatment strategy. Clinicians are recommended to adopt an active, anticipatory approach, educating patients about weight change as an important side effect in order to come to informed shared decisions about the most suitable mood stabilizer.