The structure of psychopathology: Toward an expanded quantitative empirical model

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 281-294

  Wright, Aidan G C ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^b   Hobbs, Megan J ^c   Markon, Kristian E ^d   Eaton, Nicholas R ^b   Slade, Tim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; DSM; Mental disorder; Nosology; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXTERNALIZING DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNALIZING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 84879202592     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030133     Document Type: Article

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