Reliability, diagnostic efficiency, and validity of the Millon adolescent clinical inventory: Examination of selected scales in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1505-1519

  Pinto, Michelle ^a   Grilo, Carlos M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Assessment; Clinical diagnosis; Diagnostic efficiency; Millon adolescent clinical inventory; Psychiatric inpatients; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MILLON ADOLESCENT CLINICAL INVENTORY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 6944233409     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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