title: Dimensions of adolescent in-patient behaviour.
abstract: 140 adolescent in-patients were rated on a 40-item, 3-point behaviour scale. A principal component analysis was made and two major factors emerged which accounted for 44.3% of the total variance: one factor related to level of functioning and overinhibition and the other to aggression. A graphical representation of the patients with respect to the above factors provided important information as regards prognosis and clinical diagnosis. As in previous related studies (Klein & Davis (1969)), the validity of clinical diagnostic categories was confirmed and information on the process of making these diagnoses was provided.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000374:Aggression; D001519:Behavior; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology