The visual analogue mood scale: Can a single-item scale accurately classify depressive mood state?

Psychological Reports

Volumn 85, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1238-1243

  Scott Killgore, William D ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0033253358     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.85.3f.1238     Document Type: Article

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