Syndromal structure of psychopathology in children of Thailand and the United States

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 375-385

  Weisz, John R ^a   Weiss, Bahr ^b   Suwanlert, Somsong ^c   Chaiyasit, Wanchai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Child Mental Health Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHILOSOPHY; RACE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SYNDROME; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037376871     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.71.2.375     Document Type: Article

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