Parent reports and laboratory assessments of child temperament: A comparison of their associations with risk for depression and externalizing disorders

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-100

  Hayden, Elizabeth P ^a,b,d   Klein, Daniel N ^a   Durbin, C Emily ^a,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institute of Psychiatric Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory assessment; Parent reports; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHER; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 14544302668     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-005-5383-z     Document Type: Article

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