Place M, Framrose R, Willson C
J Adolesc. 1985 Dec;8(4):297-306. doi: 10.1016/s0140-1971(85)80063-4.
The first 206 cases referred to an adolescent psychiatry unit were coded on a clinical inventory. This inventory proved to have acceptable inter-rater and test retest reliability, as well as quite a high degree of validity. Cluster analysis using Yule's similarity coefficient produced a series of near neighbours which, when combined with relevant history details produced four diagnostic groupings which seem to have clinical relevance to referrals to an adolescent psychiatric clinic. The importance of correct diagnosis in this age group is emphasized because of the part it plays in the search for more effective treatments of adolescent disorders.
转介至青少年精神病科的首批206例病例在一份临床调查表上进行了编码。该调查表被证明具有可接受的评分者间信度和重测信度，以及相当高的效度。使用尤尔相似系数的聚类分析产生了一系列近邻，当与相关病史细节相结合时，产生了四个诊断分组，这些分组似乎与转介至青少年精神病诊所的病例具有临床相关性。由于正确诊断在寻求更有效治疗青少年疾病中所起的作用，强调了在这个年龄组中正确诊断的重要性。
