Psychiatric Assessment of Young Children

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 559-580

  Egger, Helen Link ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Infant mental health; Nosology; Psychiatric assessment; Psychiatric classification; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 66149157667     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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