Dimensional measures of psychopathology. The probability of being classified with a psychiatric disorder using empirically derived symptom scales

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 553-560

  Rubio Stipec, Maritza ^a   Walker, Alexander ^b   Murphy, Jane ^b   Fitzmaurice, Garrett ^b  

^a Harvard School of Public Health ^*  (Puerto Rico)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dimensional measures; Probability of a disorder; Symptom impact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036994712     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-002-0561-8     Document Type: Article

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