Improving the K6 short scale to predict serious emotional disturbance in adolescents in the USA

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 23-35

  Green, Jennifer Greif ^a   Gruber, Michael J ^a   Sampson, Nancy A ^a   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Screening; Serious emotional disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953175788     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.314     Document Type: Article

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