Reliability of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire among Finnish 49-year-old children

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 403-413

  Borg, Anne Mari ^a,b   Kaukonen, PäLvi ^b   Salmelin, Raili ^a,b   Joukamaa, Matti ^a,b   Tamminen, Tuula ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Finnish; Reliability; Screening questionnaire; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84867874280     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2012.660706     Document Type: Article

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