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Empirically Derived Subtypes of Lifetime Anxiety Disorders: Developmental and Clinical Correlates in U.S. Adolescents
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Burstein, Marcy; Georgiades, Katholiki; Lamers, Femke; Swanson, Sonja A.; Cui, Lihong; He, Jian-Ping; Avenevoli, Shelli; Merikangas, Kathleen R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: The current study examined the sex- and age-specific structure and comorbidity of lifetime anxiety disorders among U.S. adolescents. Method: The sample consisted of 2,539 adolescents (1,505 females and 1,034 males) from the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement who met criteria for "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Anxiety Disorders, Early Intervention, Adolescents
The Clinical Utility of Personality Subtypes in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
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Wildes, Jennifer E.; Marcus, Marsha D.; Crosby, Ross D.; Ringham, Rebecca M.; Dapelo, Marcela Marin; Gaskill, Jill A.; Forbush, Kelsie T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Elucidation of clinically relevant subtypes has been proposed as a means of advancing treatment research, but classifying anorexia nervosa (AN) patients into restricting and binge-eating/purging types has demonstrated limited predictive validity. This study aimed to evaluate whether an approach to classifying eating disorder patients on…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Eating Disorders, Predictive Validity, Psychopathology
The Generalizability of the Youth Self-Report Syndrome Structure in 23 Societies
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Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Broberg, Anders G.; Dobrean, Anca; Dopfner, Manfred; Erol, Nese; Forns, Maria; Hannesdottir, Helga; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Novik, Torunn; Oh, Kyung Ja; Roussos, Alexandra; Sawyer, Michael; Simsek, Zeynep; Steinhausen, Hans- Christoph; Weintraub, Sheila; Winkler Metzke, Christa; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zilber, Nelly; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
As a basis for theories of psychopathology, clinical psychology and related disciplines need sound taxonomies that are generalizable across diverse populations. To test the generalizability of a statistically derived 8-syndrome taxonomic model for youth psychopathology, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed on the Youth Self-Report…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Check Lists, Age
Classification of Learning Disabilities: Old Problems and New Approaches.
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Morris, Robin D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Briefly reviews conceptual and operational limitations of classic approaches to classifying learning disabled children. Examines new classification research with learning disabled populations which is investigating alternative classification schemes through systematic and empirical hypothesis-testing paradigms, and sparking renewed interest in…
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Preliminary Typology Designed for Treatment Matching of Driving-while-Intoxicated Offenders.
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Wieczorek, William F.; Miller, Brenda A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Developed typology of 156 convicted driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) offenders using cluster analysis and external validation procedures. Derived typology from four variables (alcohol dependence severity, psychiatric severity, bad-driving index, social instability) selected to maximize feasibility of performing treatment matching with DWI…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Classification, Counseling Techniques, Driving While Intoxicated