title: Parent assessment in research on the vulnerability of children and families to mental disorder.
abstract: The research methodology for a current study of the assessment of family factors as they relate to the development of psychopathology in high-risk children is described. Factor analysis of preliminary data from 83 families led to the construction of 6 rating scales on the emotional health of the patient, spouse, and child; the family; and the marriage; these should prove valuable in predicting the outcome of the index child and his family.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012107:Research Design; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology