Threshold Assessment Grid (TAG): The development of a valid and brief scale to assess the severity of mental illness

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 78-85

  Slade, M ^a   Powell, R ^b   Rosen, A ^c   Strathdee, G ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Brent Council   (United Kingdom)

^c Asmara Resources   (United Kingdom)

^d OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034006510     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050011     Document Type: Article

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