Accuracy of the DSM-oriented attention problem scale of the child behavior checklist in diagnosing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-463

  Aebi, Marcel ^a   Metzke, Christa Winkler ^a   Steinhausen, Hans Christoph ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention problems; Child Behavior Checklist; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77649260913     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708325739     Document Type: Article

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