Taxonomy in Developmental Psychopathology

Abstract

(from the chapter) the main goal of the present chapter is to discuss an improvement that might be made in the DSM-IV [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] or in other future classifications of child psychopathology / greater specification of the particular sources of information to be used for each diagnostic category or dimension review of research concerned with different sources of information in assessment / the multitrait-multimethod matrix use of multisource information in the diagnosis of child psychopathology / use of specific sources of information (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).