Testing the construct validity of proposed criteria for DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Mandy, William P L ^a,b   Charman, Tony ^c   Skuse, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; broader autism phenotype; confirmatory factor analysis; construct validity; DSM 5

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83755176896     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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