Improvement of inter-rater reliability of PANSS items and subscales by a standardized rater training

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-139

  Muller M J ^a   Wetzel, H ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Observer variation; Psychometrics; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING;

EID: 0031851054     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10055.x     Document Type: Article

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