The structure of maladaptive personality traits in childhood: A step toward an integrative developmental perspective for DSM-V

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 639-657

  De Clercq, Barbara ^a   De Fruyt, Filip ^a   Van Leeuwen, Karla ^a   Mervielde, Ivan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; DSM V; Personality pathology; Psychopathology; Taxonomy construction; Trait related symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33750985382     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.4.639     Document Type: Article

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