Method issues in validating screening instruments for behavioral disorders : a case study /

The present case study aimed at articulating the psychometric implications in the sequential process of diagnostic accuracy assessment of behavioral screening measures. The relevance of psychometrics for behavioral science replicability will be discussed. The reader will be guided through the sequen...

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Main Authors:	Somma, Antonella (Author), Gialdi, Giulia (Author), Fossati, Andrea (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
Series:	SAGE Research Methods Cases : Medicine and Health.
Subjects:	Behavioral assessment of children > Case studies. Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders > Case studies. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescence > Case studies. Analyse comportementale des enfants > Études de cas. Trouble déficitaire de l'attention chez l'adolescent > Études de cas. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescence Behavioral assessment of children Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders Case studies
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Summary:	The present case study aimed at articulating the psychometric implications in the sequential process of diagnostic accuracy assessment of behavioral screening measures. The relevance of psychometrics for behavioral science replicability will be discussed. The reader will be guided through the sequential stages of the behavioral screening measures diagnostic accuracy assessment and study planning, using a published example of the performance of a screening measure for present-state attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in community-dwelling adolescents.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781529743524 1529743524