Examining the validity of cyclothymic disorder in a youth sample: Replication and extension

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 367-378

  Van Meter, Anna ^a   Youngstrom, Eric A ^a   Demeter, Christine ^b   Findling, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclothymic disorder; Pediatric bipolar disorder; Replication; Subthreshold; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOTHYMIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84879461761     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9680-1     Document Type: Article

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