Assessment of Anxiety and Depression in Young Children: Support for Two Separate Constructs

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-391

  Murphy, Debra A ^a   Marelich, William D ^a,b   Hoffman, Dannie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0034266105     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP2903_9     Document Type: Article

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