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Review
. 1991 May;30(3):361-8.
doi: 10.1097/00004583-199105000-00002.

Longitudinal research in child and adolescent psychiatry

F C Verhulst  1 , H M Koot
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Review

Longitudinal research in child and adolescent psychiatry

F C Verhulst et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1991 May.

Abstract

An indispensable approach to the study of variations in individual development and of causal mechanisms and processes underlying the course of psychopathology is the longitudinal method. In this introductory review, the strengths and weaknesses of longitudinal research are discussed, and factors hampering progress in this field are outlined. The many advantages of this approach warrant continuing efforts to develop strategies that minimize its drawbacks.

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