Not exact matches
As the Gutenberg
cohort was subjected to a follow - up examination five years after inclusion in the
study, the research group has now access to more relevant and
reliable data.
The team also found the same pattern of results in an independent
cohort of almost 1,500 people who were part of the Brisbane Longitudinal Twin
Study, suggesting the genetic association in females is a
reliable finding.
Studying the more
reliable within -
cohort trends elicits less reason for optimism.
For the parent report version of the SDQ used in the current
study, the new four - band classification system for total difficulties scores is as follows: 0 — 13 «close to average», 14 — 16 «slightly raised», 17 — 19 «high» and above 19 «very high».17 For the purposes of analysis, we considered that all children with a total difficulties score below the threshold for high risk of emotional or behavioural problems (< 17) had «good» mental health.18 — 20 The SDQ has previously been found to be acceptable, 21
reliable and valid22 among the SEARCH
cohort.
Good quality research on the aetiology and course of psychopathology in the population is impossible without
reliable and valid data from long - term longitudinal
cohort studies.