Predictive properties of the A-TAC inventory when screening for childhood-onset neurodevelopmental problems in a population-based sample

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Larson, Tomas ^a   Lundström, Sebastian ^b,c   Nilsson, Thomas ^b   Selinus, Eva N ^d   Råstam, Maria ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^d   Gumpert, Clara H ^d   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a,b   Kerekes, Nóra ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A TAC; AD HD, and other Co morbidities inventory; Autism; Co morbidity; Cohort studies; Mental disorders diagnosed in childhood; Predictive value of tests; Screening; Sensitivity and specificity; Tics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AUTISM TICS ADHD AND OTHER COMORBIDITY INVENTORY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TIC; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; TIC DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 84884524352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-233     Document Type: Article

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