Introduction to special section: the role of longitudinal data with child psychopathology and treatment: preliminary comments and issues.
Longitudinal data can play an important role in child psychopathology and treatment. This article introduces a review of some of the research questions that longitudinal designs can answer and how longitudinal studies have been used in evaluating traditional syndromes in child clinical psychology. We then introduce the articles in this special section.
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Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711.
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D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome