Discriminant and concurrent validity of a simplified DSM-based structured diagnostic instrument for the assessment of autism spectrum disorders in youth and young adults

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Joshi, Gagan ^a,b   Petty, Carter R ^a,b   Fried, Ronna ^a,b   Wozniak, Janet ^a,b   Micco, Jamie A ^a,b   Henin, Aude ^a,b   Doyle, Robert ^a,b   Galdo, Maribel ^a   Kotarski, Meghan ^a   Caruso, Janet ^a   Meller, Benjamin ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^c   Biederman, Joseph ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855184249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-204     Document Type: Article

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