Evidence-based assessment in pediatric psychology: Family measures

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1046-1061

  Alderfer, Melissa A ^a,b   Fiese, Barbara H ^c   Gold, Jeffrey I ^d   Cutuli, J J ^a,i   Holmbeck, Grayson N ^e   Goldbeck, Lutz ^f   Chambers, Christine T ^g   Abad, Mona ^e   Spetter, Dante ^h   Patterson, Joän ⁱ  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evidence based; Family measurement; Pediatric psychology

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SIBLING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 52449111859     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm083     Document Type: Review

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