Testing hypotheses regarding the causes of comorbidity: Examining the underlying deficits of comorbid disorders

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 346-362

  Rhee, Soo Hyun ^a   Hewitt, John K ^a   Corley, Robin P ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^a   Pennington, Bruce F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid disorders; Comorbidity; Comorbidity models; Simulations; Underlying deficits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 24144487012     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.3.346     Document Type: Article

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