Aggression and diagnosis in psychiatrically referred children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Connor, Daniel F ^a   McLaughlin, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Children; Overt; Proactive; Psychiatric diagnosis; Reactive

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748362846     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-006-0015-8     Document Type: Article

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