Psychometric Properties of the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale in a Referred Population

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 559-567

  Wolraich, Mark L ^a   Lambert, Warren ^b   Doffing, Melissa A ^a   Bickman, Leonard ^b   Simmons, Tonya ^b   Worley, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Child Study Center ^*

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavior; Parent; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL PATIENT; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VANDERBILT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER PARENT RATING SCALE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0344925137     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg046     Document Type: Article

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