Incremental validity of test session and classroom observations in a multimethod assessment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 650-666

  McConaughy, Stephanie H ^a   Harder, Valerie S ^a   Antshel, Kevin M ^b   Gordon, Michael ^b   Eiraldi, Ricardo ^c   Dumenci, Levent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77955608594     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2010.501287     Document Type: Article

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