Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A rasch analysis of the SWAN rating scale

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-559

  Young, Deidra J ^a   Levy, Florence ^b   Martin, Neilson C ^a   Hay, David A ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Measurement; Psychiatry; Rasch modelling; SWAN rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWAN RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS;

EID: 70349263678     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-009-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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