NORMAL CONTROLS AND BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE VALUES IN CHILD-PSYCHIATRY - DEFINING NORMAL

被引:23
作者
KRUESI, MJP [1 ]
LENANE, MC [1 ]
HIBBS, ED [1 ]
MAJOR, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MED COLL WISCONSIN,DEPT PSYCHIAT,MILWAUKEE,WI 53226
关键词
children; normal volunteers; norms; psychopathology; reference values;
D O I
10.1097/00004583-199005000-00017
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
About half of adults volunteering as normal control research subjects may be rejected because of significant psychopathology, but no parallel study has been done to date for pediatric subjects. Of 152 applicants (ages 6 to 18) for participation as paid normal controls, 44% were found ineligible and at least 31.8% of the child volunteers had probable or certain psychiatric disorders. Successive screenings, including rating scales and structured interviews, were necessary to obtain controls meeting a defined standard of psychiatric health. Careful scrutiny of child volunteers in biological psychiatric research is needed to assure meaningful comparisons. © 1990, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. All rights reserved.
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页码:449 / 452
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