The strengths and difficulties questionnaire as a predictor of parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Russell, Ginny ^a   Rodgers, Lauren R ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891758998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080247     Document Type: Article

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