Alarm Distress Baby Scale

The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (also known as ADBB Screening) is a validated[1] medical scoring tool for healthcare practitioners to identify infant social withdrawal. It was developed in 2001 by Antoine Guedeney and Jacques Fermanian in 2001[2]. The tool detects social withdrawal in infants using eight-item observer-rated scale;[3] a five-item scale has also been developed.[4]

In 2025, it was announced that Catherine, Princess of Wales, who had seen a demonstration of the ADBB in Denmark in 2022, would be expanding the use of the ADBB in the UK through her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood on a trial basis at NHS sites.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Baldwin, Sharin; Fanner, Michael; Beauchamp, Hilda; Gilroy, Vicky; Morton, Alison; May, Carl; Barlow, Jane (March 2025). "Feasibility and acceptability of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study using Normalisation Process Theory". BMJ Paediatrics Open. 9 (1) e002997. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002997. ISSN 2399-9772. PMC 11927413. PMID 40102022. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Baldwin, Sharin; Insan, Nafisa; Beauchamp, Hilda; Gilroy, Vicky; Morton, Alison; Barlow, Jane (29 November 2023). "Feasibility and acceptability of using the Alarm Distress BaBy (ADBB) scale within universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study protocol". BMJ Open. 13 (11) e078579. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078579. ISSN 2044-6055. PMC 10689357. PMID 38030252.
  3. ↑ Egmose, Ida; Smith-Nielsen, Johanne; Lange, Theis; Stougaard, Maria; Stuart, Anne C.; Guedeney, Antoine; Skovgaard Væver, Mette (1 November 2021). "How to screen for social withdrawal in primary care: An evaluation of the alarm distress baby scale using item response theory". International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. 3 100038. doi:10.1016/j.ijnsa.2021.100038. ISSN 2666-142X. PMC 11080292. PMID 38746716.
  4. ↑ Matthey, Stephen; Črnčec, Rudi; Hales, Alison; Guedeney, Antoine (2013). "A DESCRIPTION OF THE MODIFIED ALARM DISTRESS BABY SCALE (m-ADBB): AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS FOR INFANT SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL". Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood. 34 (6): 602–609. doi:10.1002/imhj.21407. ISSN 1097-0355.
  5. ↑ "Kate Middleton is 'determined' as she launches poignant new project after Wimbledon visit". HELLO!. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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