The conners teacher ratings scales and their usefulness in clinical research and in the assessment of hyperactivity;Welchen nutzen haben die conners-lehrer-fragebogen fur die klinische forschung und praxis?

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-186

  Deimel, W ^a   Schulte Korne G ^a   Remschmidt, H ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Clinical research; Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS)

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; TEACHER;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030743182     PISSN: 03016811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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