Validation of the Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale using latent structure analysis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 367-372

  Licht, R W ^a   Jensen, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Internal validity; Latent structure analysis; Mania; Rating scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0030667448     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09931.x     Document Type: Article

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