Estimates of the Utility of Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form Attention Problems Scale in the Diagnosis of ADHD in Children Referred to a Specialty Clinic

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-59

  Edwards, Mark C ^a   Sigel, Benjamin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Assessment; Child Behavior Checklist; Children; Diagnostic utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939898082     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-014-9431-4     Document Type: Article

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