@article{ref1,
title="Replication of empirically derived syndromes as a basis for taxonomy of child/adolescent psychopathology",
journal="Journal of abnormal child psychology",
year="1989",
author="Achenbach, T. M. and Conners, C. K. and Quay, H. C. and Verhulst, Frank C. and Howell, C. T.",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="299-323",
abstract="To advance the empirical identification of child/adolescent syndromes, principal components analyses were performed on four sets of parents' ratings of 8,194 6- to 16-year-olds referred to American and Dutch mental health services. The following syndromes replicated well for both sexes at ages 6-16: Aggressive, Anxious/Depressed, Attention Problems, Delinquent, Somatic Complaints, and Withdrawn. For both age ranges, a syndrome designated as Socially Inept replicated well among boys, and one designated as Mean replicated well among girls. Evidence was also found for a Schizoid syndrome in all sex/age groups and a Sex Problems syndrome among girls at ages 6-11. Syndrome scores discriminated well between nationwide normative and clinical samples. The replicated syndromes contribute to the empirical basis for a taxonomy of the kinds of disorders commonly seen between the ages of 6 and 16.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-0627",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}