The influence of maternal psychopathology on ratings of child psychiatric symptoms: An SEM analysis on cross-informant agreement

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 241-252

  Müller, Jörg M ^a   Achtergarde, Sandra ^a   Furniss, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

CBCL; Cross informant agreement; Depression distortion hypothesis; Preschool children; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 79960024165     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0168-2     Document Type: Article

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