Depression Anxiety Stress Scale: Is it valid for children and adolescents?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 996-1007

  Patrick, Jeff ^a   Dyck, Murray ^b   Bramston, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956905641     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20696     Document Type: Article

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