Journal article
Taxonicity of adolescent melancholia: a categorical or dimensional construct?
Journal of psychiatric research, v 36(4), pp 247-256
Jul 2002
PMID: 12191629
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Abstract
A taxometric analysis was conducted to test the hypothesis that the latent structure of melancholia in adolescents is categorical. Two taxometric procedures were used: Mean Above Minus Below a Cut (MAMBAC) and Maximum Covariance (MAXCOV) analyses. Participants were 378 adolescents presenting for a depression evaluation. Indicators of melancholia were constructed using items from the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children (K-SADS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The indicators of melancholia were consistent with a categorical latent variable. The findings suggest that the latent structure of melancholia in adolescents is similar to its previously identified categorical structure in adults. Implications for clinical research are discussed.
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- Title
- Taxonicity of adolescent melancholia: a categorical or dimensional construct?
- Creators
- Paul J Ambrosini - Hahnemann University HospitalDavid S Bennett - Hahnemann University HospitalCharles M Cleland - National Development and Research InstitutesNick Haslam - University of Melbourne
- Publication Details
- Journal of psychiatric research, v 36(4), pp 247-256
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000177060500006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0036280410
- Other Identifier
- 991019168004904721
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