Psychometric properties of the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS) for behavior problems: An independent investigation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 653-658

  Tsakanikos, Elias ^a,b   Underwood, Lisa ^a   Sturmey, Peter ^c   Bouras, Nick ^a   McCarthy, Jane ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial delinquent behavior; Challenging behavior; Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS); Disruptive distractive problems; Psychometric evaluation; Specialist Mental Health Services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851516265     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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