Correction of distortions in distressed mothers' ratings of their preschool children's psychopathology

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 294-301

  Müller, Jörg M ^a   Furniss, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child psychopathology; Cross informant; Distortion; Parental psychopathology; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREDIBILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TEACHER;

CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; CROSS-INFORMANT; DISTORTION; PARENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885853550     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.03.025     Document Type: Article

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