Convergent and discriminant validity and reliability of the pediatric anxiety rating scale in youth with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2374-2382

  Storch, Eric A ^a   Wood, Jeffrey J ^b   Ehrenreich May, Jill ^c   Jones, Anna M ^a   Park, Jennifer M ^a   Lewin, Adam B ^a   Murphy, Tanya K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Children; Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANXIETY RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867841071     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1489-9     Document Type: Article

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