Strengths and difficulties questionnaire as a dimensional measure of child mental health

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-403

  Goodman, Anna ^a   Goodman, Robert ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Psychiatry

Author keywords

Psychometric; Psychopathology; Questionnaire; Strengths and difficulties questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 68549126919     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181985068     Document Type: Article

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