Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1440-1448, November 1996

Identifying Thresholds for Classifying Childhood Psychiatric Disorder: Issues and Prospects

Drs. Boyle, Fleming, and Sanford are Associate Professors, Drs. Offord and Szatmari are Professors, and Ms. Racine is Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Accepted 30 November 1995.

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 This work was supported by funds from the National Health Research and Development Program (grant 6606-3760-42) and the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services and was carried out by the Child Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, and the Child and Family Centre, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario. When this work was done, Dr. Boyle was supported by a William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar Award; Dr. Offord by a National Health Scientist Award, Health and Welfare Canada; Dr. Szatmari by a Research Fellowship, Ontario Mental Health Foundation; and Dr. Fleming by a NARSAD Young Investigator Award. The authors thank the Hamilton Board of Education, particularly Mr. Keith Reilly and Mr. Owen Jackson; principals and teachers of the Board; and parents and students for their help in this project.

PII: S0890-8567(09)66404-2

doi:10.1097/00004583-199611000-00012

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1440-1448, November 1996

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