A cross-cultural comparison between samples of Brazilian and German children with ADHD/HD using the Child Behavior Checklist

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Roessner, Veit ^a   Becker, Andreas ^a   Rothenberger, Aribert ^a   Rohde, Luis Augusto ^b,d   Banaschewski, Tobias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Cross cultural comparison; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAZIL; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROC CURVE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34748867894     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-007-0738-y     Document Type: Article

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