Responsiveness of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a Sample of High-Risk Youth in Residential Treatment

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-492

  Mason, W Alex ^a   Chmelka, Mary B ^a   Thompson, Ronald W ^a  

^a Boys Town National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Longitudinal; Problem behavior; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866174769     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-012-9179-5     Document Type: Article

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