The Stressful Life Events Schedule for children and adolescents: Development and validation

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-241

  Williamson, Douglas E ^a   Birmaher, Boris ^a   Ryan, Neal D ^a   Shiffrin, Tiffany P ^a   Lusky, Jennifer A ^a   Protopapa, Julie ^a   Dahl, Ronald E ^a   Brent, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Interviews; Measurement; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042160071     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00134-3     Document Type: Article

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