Discriminant validity of self-reported anxiety and depression in children: Generalizability to clinic-referred and ethnically diverse populations

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Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-267

  Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^c   Morris, Tracy L ^d   Beidel, Deborah C ^a   Scotti, Joseph R ^d   McLeer, Susan V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Generalizability; School age children; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033194754     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107319119900600306     Document Type: Article

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