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The Child Behavior Scale (CBS) revisited: a longitudinal evaluation of CBS subscales with children, preadolescents, and adolescents.

30 Aug 2009 The Child Behavior Scale (CBS) is a teacher-report instrument that was developed over a decade ago as an alternative to more costly methods for assessing children's behavior and peer relations in school contexts. This investigation was undertaken to ...
rec_pub_19719345-the-child-behavior-scale-cbs-revisited-longitudinal-evaluation-cbs.htm


Psychosocial functioning in the context of diagnosis: assessment and theoretical issues.

30 Aug 2009 Psychosocial functioning is an important focus of attention in the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Researchers and clinicians are converging upon the opinion that psychometrically strong, comprehensive ...
rec_pub_19719344-psychosocial-functioning-context-diagnosis-assessment-theoretical.htm


Clinical utility and DSM-V.

30 Aug 2009 The construction of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual has been guided primarily by concerns of construct validity rather than of clinical utility, despite claims by its authors that the highest priority has in fact been ...
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On categorical diagnoses in DSM-V: cutting dimensions at useful points?

30 Aug 2009 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V) will likely place more emphasis on dimensional representation of mental disorders. However, it is often argued that categorical diagnoses are preferable for professional ...
rec_pub_19719342-on-categorical-diagnoses-dsm-v-cutting-dimensions-useful-points.htm


On the value of homogeneous constructs for construct validation, theory testing, and the description of psychopathology.

30 Aug 2009 The authors argue for a significant shift in how clinical psychology researchers conduct construct validation and theory validation tests. They argue that sound theory and validation tests can best be conducted on measures of unidimensional or ...
rec_pub_19719340-on-value-homogeneous-constructs-construct-validation-theory-testing.htm


Scientific advances in the diagnosis of psychopathology: introduction to the special section.

30 Aug 2009 Work is currently underway on the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Each new version of the manual reflects, in part, the progress in the understanding of ...
rec_pub_19719337-scientific-advances-diagnosis-psychopathology-introduction-special.htm


Impact of antenatal and postpartum maternal mental illness: how are the children?

30 Aug 2009 Prospective studies that begin during pregnancy and follow the mothers and children into adolescence have shown that maternal mental illness during the antenatal and postpartum period can have long-lasting negative consequences on the developing ...
rec_pub_19661760-impact-antenatal-postpartum-maternal-mental-illness-children.htm


A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the course of Eating Disorder NOS (EDNOS) compared with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD: Prospective study of 385 participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for AN, BN, BED, and ...
rec_pub_19544557-a-4-year-prospective-study-eating-disorder-nos-compared-full-eating.htm


Exploring the clinical implications of the international CS reference data for children and adolescents (Meyer, Erdberg, & Shaffer, 2007).

30 Aug 2009 Meyer, Erdberg, and Shaffer (2007) pointed to significant variability across nonpatient samples of children and adolescents included in the Comprehensive System (CS; Exner, 2003) international project. Consequently, Meyer et al. stated that applying ...
rec_pub_19672756-exploring-clinical-implications-international-cs-reference-data.htm


[An experience of psychological support at home for aged and dependent people and their families. Assesment of the PsyAdom programme]

30 Aug 2009 The PsyAdom project has been initiated by the Clinical Psychologist Working in Gerontology Association. It consists in setting up an at home psychological follow-up for aged dependent subjects and their caregivers. Families are often isolated, and ...
rec_pub_19720581-an-experience-psychological-support-home-aged-dependent-people.htm

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