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An Analysis of the Case Material of the Younger Maladjusted Child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

L. F. Collins ,
A. E. Maxwell  and
Kenneth Cameron
L. F. Collins
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, Maudsley Hospital, London, S.E.5
A. E. Maxwell
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, Maudsley Hospital, London, S.E.5
Kenneth Cameron
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital and The Maudsley Hospital
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In the Children's Department of the Maudsley Hospital an “Item Sheet” is routinely completed in respect of each child who attends. The items on this sheet (or “check-list”) cover a wide range of possible features in a child's personality, history, background and environment, as well as in his psychological and physical condition, and symptomatology.

A number of samples of these Item Sheets have been submitted to statistical analysis, with a view to identifying any common factors that may be present in the case data they summarize. The various samples have been arrived at according to age and sex of the children concerned. An earlier paper (1) has described the results of this procedure in respect of two such samples, boys and girls between eight and ten years of age. A subsequent paper will give an account of the results in respect of thirteen to fifteen year olds. The present report gives the results that emerged for the younger ages of referral to the clinic, boys and girls between approximately five and seven years of age.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 109 , Issue 463 , November 1963 , pp. 758 - 765
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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References

1. Collins, L. F., Maxwell, A. E., and Cameron, K. (1962). “A factor analysis of some child psychiatric clinic data.” J. Ment. Sci., 108, 274–285.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2. Hurley, J. R., and Cattell, R. B. (1962). “The Procrustes program: producing direct rotation to test a hypothesized factor structure.” Behaviour Science, 7, 258–261.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
3. Lawley, D. N., and Maxwell, A. E. (1963). Factor Analysis as a Statistical Method. Butterworths Ltd. (In press.) Google Scholar
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