IMPAIRMENT IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENT OF CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY

被引:173
作者
BIRD, HR
YAGER, TJ
STAGHEZZA, B
GOULD, MS
CANINO, G
RUBIOSTIPEC, M
机构
[1] COLUMBIA UNIV COLL PHYS & SURG,NEW YORK,NY 10032
[2] UNIV PUERTO RICO,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,SAN JUAN,PR 00936
关键词
caseness; epidemiology; impairment;
D O I
10.1097/00004583-199009000-00020
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The desirability of incorporating a measure of impairment to the categorization of childhood psychopathology in the community is examined. The use of the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) for this purpose is recommended. The choice of 61 (definite case) and 71 (probable case) as cutpoints on the Children's Global Assessment Scale is supported empirically by the data on service utilization, parental perceived need, and behavior problem scores obtained in the Puerto Rico Child Psychiatry Epidemiological Study. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 1990, 29. 5:796–803. © 1990, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. All rights reserved.
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页码:796 / 803
页数:8
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