Research review: Child psychiatric diagnosis and classification: Concepts, findings, challenges and potential

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 647-660

  Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

classification; Comorbidity; diagnoses; primary care; validity development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79956097564     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02367.x     Document Type: Review

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