The reliability and criterion validity of the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment: A new diagnostic instrument for young children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-312

  Scheeringa, Michael S ^a   Haslett, Nancy ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Tammany Early Childhood Supports and Services (ECSS)   (United States)

Author keywords

Criterion validity; Diagnostic interview; Preschool children; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953064501     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-009-0169-2     Document Type: Article

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