Psychometric properties of the pediatric emotional distress scale in a diverse sample of children exposed to interpersonal violence

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 758-764

  Spilsbury, James C ^a,d   Drotar, Dennis ^a   Burant, Christopher ^a   Flannery, Daniel ^b   Creeden, Rosemary ^c   Friedman, Steve ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mental Health Services of Cleveland   (United States)

^d Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 30444447980     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3404_17     Document Type: Article

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