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Latent class analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms of the Youth Self-Report in a general population sample of young adolescents [An article from: Behaviour Research and Therapy]
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Latent class analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms of the Youth Self-Report in a general population sample of young adolescents [An article from: Behaviour Research and Therapy] | Digital

by N.D.J. van Lang (Author), R.F. Ferdinand (Author), J. Ormel (Author), Verhuls (Author)

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Binding:  Digital
Publisher:  Elsevier
Page Count:  11 Pages
Publication Date:  June 01, 2006
Sales Rank:  5,134,506th


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This digital document is a journal article from Behaviour Research and Therapy, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: This study examined whether distinct groups of young adolescents with mainly anxiety or mainly depression could be identified in a general population sample. Latent class analysis was used on self-report ratings of DSM-IV symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders, because it was hypothesized that these ratings provide a bigger chance to identify distinct groups than parent ratings of symptoms that are poorly associated with DSM-IV. Results from exploratory and confirmatory latent class analysis showed that only very small numbers of young adolescents had mainly anxiety or mainly depressive symptoms. Instead, a five-group model fitted the data best. These five groups contained young adolescents who either had a high, intermediate, or low probability to have comorbid symptoms of anxiety and depression. It was concluded that symptoms of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders co-occur in young adolescents, and that latent class analysis on items that capture also severe symptoms like suicidal thoughts are needed to derive groups with specific comorbidity patterns in a general population sample.
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