Identification of childhood psychiatric disorder by informant: Comparisons of clinic and community samples

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-150

  MacLeod, Roderick J ^a,b   McNamee, Jane E ^a,b   Boyle, Michael H ^a   Offord, David R ^a   Friedrich, Marjorie ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood disorder; Clinical referral; Informant; Measurement; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0032965287     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400204     Document Type: Article

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