Latent class and factor analysis of DSM-IV ADHD: A twin study of female adolescents.

Authors :: Hudziak, James J.
Heath, Andrew C.
Madden, Pamela F.
Reich, Wendy
Bucholz, Kathryn K.
Slutske, Wendy
Bierut, Laura J.
Neuman, Rosalin J.
Todd, Richard D.
Source :: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Aug98, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p848. 10p. 4 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: Presents a study which attempted to validate the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria for females with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while investigating the distribution of the symptoms. Details on data from a large general population of adolescent female twins; Definition of ADHD; Methodology used to conduct the study; Results of the study.

Subjects :: *ADOLESCENT psychopathology
*ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder
*TWINS

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