Is Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Community Sample the Optimal Way to Assess Mental Health Functioning?

An important characteristic of a screening tool is its discriminant ability or the measure's accuracy to distinguish between those with and without mental health problems. The current study examined the inter-rater agreement and screening concordance of the parent and teacher versions of SDQ at...

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Main Authors: Sharmila Vaz, Reinie Cordier, Mark Boyes, Richard Parsons, Annette Joosten, Marina Ciccarelli, Marita Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714886?pdf=render